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EPISODE · Oct 14, 2022 · 10 MIN

Cesar Chavez’s campaign for farm workers

from Witness History · host BBC World Service

In the 1960s, a wave of strikes and protest marches by Mexican-American farm workers inspired Latinos across the US. The movement was led by Cesar Chavez - a man now regarded by his community as a civil rights hero. Dolores Huerta, who coined the slogan “yes we can!”, worked closely with Chavez. She spoke to Simon Watts in this programme first broadcast in 2012.(Photo: Cesar Chavez pointing in front of a crowd at a protest. Credit: Getty Images)

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