Today is Cesar Chavez Day in California, dedicated to honor the man that founded the United Farm Workers Union. When he died in 1993 at the age of 66, Chavez owned neither a house nor a car, but he was one of America's best-known civil rights leaders. He created the UFW in 1962, and made history using boycotts, strikes and sit-ins to force the first contracts for migrant farm workers from agricultural interests. We join one of Chavez's children, the first woman organizer of field workers, and a farmer from Fresno, for a look at the man, what he stood for, and what he accomplished.
- Newsmaker: Chief Parks Tries to Win Over LA Police Commission
LA's Police Commission is considering the case of Bernard Parks. While Parks wants a second term as Chief of the LAPD, Mayor Jim Hahn wants new leadership. The city's charter leaves it up to a commission appointed by Hahn. Los Angeles Times reporter, Jill Leovy, says that the issue has divided some long-time allies.
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United Farm Workers
Cesar Chavez Foundation
California Farm Bureau
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National Farm Workers Service Center
