*Discover the important history of Californiaโs migrant workers and their strikeย for fair wages during the Delano grape strike in the 1960โs
*Learn about Latino civil rights activistย Cรฉsar Chรกvezย andย Filipino-American labor organizer Larry Itliong
*From Sibert award-winningย author Larry Dane Brimner
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Here is the gripping story of the Grapeย Strikeย that stirred a nation, as well as the rise of Latino civil rights activist Cรฉsar Chรกvez and the United Farm Workers of America.
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In the 1960โs, while the United States was at war and racial tensions were boiling over, Filipino-American workers were demanding fair wages and decent living conditions in Californiaโs vineyards.ย ย When the workers walked off the fields in September 1965, the great Delano grapeย strike began.ย ย Did the signing of labor contracts with growers in 1970 mean an end to the problems of the American field laborers, or was it a short-lived truce? This nonfiction book for young readers follows the five-year longย strikeย and also provides details about Cรฉsar Chรกvez and the United Farm Workers.ย ย Award-winning author Larry Dane Brimnerโs riveting text, complemented by black-and-white archival photographs and the words of workers, organizers, and growers, tells the powerful history.
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