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One of the great activists of our time

Published by digby on March 28, 2018

One of the great activists of our time

by digby


Set your DVR to record this tonight:

One of the most important, yet least known activists of our time, Dolores Huerta was an equal partner in founding the first farm workers union with César Chávez. Tirelessly leading the fight for racial and labor justice, Huerta evolved into one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century — and she continues the fight to this day, in her late 80s. With unprecedented access to this intensely private mother of 11, Peter Bratt’s film Dolores chronicles Huerta’s life from her childhood in Stockton, California to her early years with the United Farm Workers, from her work with the headline-making grape boycott launched in 1965 to her role in the feminist movement of the ’70s, to her continued work as a fearless activist.

I have had the privilege of meeting Huerta a few times and she is an extremely impressive person, worthy of respect, which she has not always been shown even by members of the left. Her legacy is important and should be celebrated.

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