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Series
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr., 21 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A brutal murder of a Mexican farm worker is covered up by those who fear its perpetrator: a powerful land baron. Virgil Renchler (Welles) owns most of the town providing a thriving economy. When his men go to far and kill one of his migrant workmen, the sheriff (Chandler) goes after him even if it means his job and everyone else's.
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the brutal murder of a Mexican farm worker is covered up by all who fear its perpetrator, the new sheriff in town fights a lonely and dangerous battle against an entire county. Up against a master manipulator, he enters into a showdown in which only one man can win.
Author
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Until that September of 1952, Luke Chandler had never kept a secret or told a single lie. But in the long, hot summer of his seventh year, two groups of migrant workers — and two very dangerous men — came through the Arkansas Delta to work the Chandler cotton farm. And suddenly mysteries are flooding Luke’s world.
A brutal murder leaves the town seething in gossip...
A brutal murder leaves the town seething in gossip...
5) Cesar Chavez
Publisher
Pantelion, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of the famed civil rights leader and labor organizer torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to people. He inspired millions of Americans who never worked on a farm to fight for social justice. His triumphant journey is a remarkable testament to the power of one individual's...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
63 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
""Viva La Huelga! Viva La Causa!" Discover the true story behind Cesar Chavez and the Delano Grape Strike, as he and the National Farm Workers Association set out on an incredible three-hundred-mile protest march in support of farmworkers' rights."--
8) Dolores
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century--and she continues to fight to this day, at 87.
Author
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
x, 92 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Today, we know Dolores Huerta as the cofounder, with Cesar Chavez, of the organization that became the United Farm Workers of America. We know her as a tireless advocate of farmworkers, Mexican American immigrants, women, and LGBTQ populations. Before all that, though, Huerta was a child in the farming community of Stockton, California and a teenager whose teachers underestimated her because she was Chicana. When she became a teacher herself, she...
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to helping American farmworkers. As a child growing up in California during the Great Depression, he picked produce with his family. Cesar saw firsthand how unfairly workers were treated. As an adult, he organized farmworkers into unions and argued for better pay and fair working conditions. He was jailed for his efforts, but he never stopped urging people to stand up for their rights."--Amazon.com.
12) Dolores Huerta
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Something special happened when Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez met. Together, they fought for the rights of countless farmworkers. Side by side, inspiring hope, they changed history.
Algo especial sucedió cuando Dolores Huerta y César Chávez se conocieron. Ellos lucharon juntos por los derechos de los campesinos. Lado a lado cultivaron esperanza, cambiando el curso de la historia.
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