Today in History: Mexican Americans & United Farm Workers of America
Today in History–August 22–the Library of Congress features the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), later renamed the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), which was formed on this day in 1966. Under the leadership of founders Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, the UFW won many concessions for disenfranchised Mexican-American farmworkers. Find out more by reading the Today in History section, then clicking the links below.
Cesar Chavez plaza sculptures Sacramento, CA
Cesar Chavez Bridge Los Angeles, CA
Oral histories mentioning Cesar Chavez
U.S. legislation related to Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee Recognized by AFL-CIO August Business History
Cesar Chavez: Labor Leader Born March Business History
Cesar Chavez stories from America’s Library
The fight in the fields : Cesar Chàvez and the Farmworkers’ Struggle (electronic resource)
Celebrating Cesar Chavez: Primary Sources on Farm Workers’ Living and Working Conditions Teaching with the Library
Cesar Chavez, Family and Filmmaking with Luis Valdez Now See Hear!
Learning from the Source: Cesar Chavez & Good Citizenship lesson plan
Dolores Huerta, Labor Activist Born April Business History
Celebrating “One Life: Dolores Huerta” streaming webcast
Interview with Dolores Huerta Los Angeles Times August 30, 2017
Citizen U Webinar: Teaching About Dolores Huerta & the United Farm Workers
Citizen U Dolores Huerta lesson plans elementary, middle, high school