#grape strike

Today is Larry Itliong Day! Itliong was a Filipino-American labor organizer who is remembered as one of the “fathers of the West Coast labor movement.”

Itliong is best known for co-founding the United Farm Workers Union with fellow activist Cesar Chavez in 1967. He was also key in launching the 1965–1966 grape strike and boycott in California, which led to increased workers’ pay and protections.

One Life: Dolores Huerta at the Smithsonian

Exhibit Opening – Dolores Huerta at the Smithsonian

Dolores Huerta at the Smithsonian. Smithsonian photo.

Last October in a blog post, I announced that the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. had acquired Harvey Richards’ photo of Dolores Huerta taken in 1965 during the grape strike for use in their upcoming exhibit, “One Life: Dolores Huerta.” Now, the exhibit has opened and Dolores Huerta…

© Judy and Danny Rose-Redwood ◙ Smithsonian Folkways - Best of Broadside 1962-1988 ♫‎‎ La Lucha Continuará (The Struggle Goes On)

On January 25th 1972 Nan Freeman (1953-1972) was crushed to death by a truck while handing out leaflets at a United Farm Workers picket line in Belle Glade, Florida, at the Tailsman Sugar Company. Nan, a young college student nicknamed "Morning Glory," is still remembered as one of five martyrs for the cause of the United Farm Workers, a group that has spent decades fighting for the rights of the migrant farm worker.

In 1977 Danny and Judy Rose-Redwood were young songwriters active in the grape strikes with the United Farm Workers. They sent their songs to Broadside. This song and three others were released by the United Farm Workers on a 45rpm disk available from the organization.