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This book offers an illuminating story of how social and political change can sometimes result from the vision, leadership, and commitment of a few dedicated individuals determined not to fail.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword, Introduction, Chronology, ONE The Forgotten Workers of the Fields, TWO The Education of Cesar Chavez, THREE The Community Organizers, FOUR Creating a Union for Farm Workers, FIVE The Delano Grape Strike and the Great March to Sacramento, SIX Strikes, Boycotts, Fasts, and the Politics of Nonviolence, SEVEN Wielding Political Power: The Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, EIGHT Cracks in the Foundation, NINE The Continuing Fight, Biographies of Key Figures, Primary Documents, Glossary, Annotated Bibliography, Index,

About the Author

Roger Bruns is a historian and former deputy executive director of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at the National Archives in Washington, DC.