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The Fight in the Fields follows the first successful organizing drive of farm workers in the United States, while recounting the many failed and dramatic attempts to unionize that led up to this victory.
The Fight in the Fields: César Chávez and the Farmworkers’ Struggle. Film. Ray Telles and Rick Tejada-Flores. 1997. 116 minutes. A documentary on the farmworker movement told by the organizers and farmworkers themselves. Time Periods: 20th Century. Themes: Labor, Latinx, Organizing. Visit website.
Relata la historia de la Unión Trabajadores Agrícolas Unidos y la vida de su fundador, César Chávez, desde su nacimiento en Arizona, su educación en la organización y la no violencia, el establecimiento de la unión, hasta su muerte en 1993.
1 de ene. de 1997 · The Fight in the Fields follows the first successful organizing drive of farm workers in the United States, while recounting the many failed and dramatic attempts to unionize that led up to this victory.
Whether they were farmworkers fighting for a better life, or middle class students trying to change the world, those who were drawn to the farmworkers movement were inspired by Chavez’ example to put aside their normal lives and make exceptional sacrifices.
This documentary traces the history of the United Farmworkers Union and the life of its founder, Cesar Chavez, from his birth in Arizona, his education into organizing and non-violence, his formation of the union, to his death in 1993.
A film profiling farmworker leader Cesar Chavez and the United Farmworkers Union he founded.
