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jan 1, 1962 - Cesar Chavez/United Farm Workers

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An activist who advocated for better rights for Mexican Americans and one of the founders of the United Farm Workers. He helped inspire the Chicano movement. He called for a boycott of table grapes and staged a hunger strike which led to the recognition of the UFW by California grape growers.

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Date:

jan 1, 1962
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~ 63 years ago