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1 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
Outline 1. Mexican-Americans since the 1910 Revolution 2. Background of farm labor in California 3. Huerta / Chavez 4. Migrant working conditions 5. Results 6. Summary Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

2 Question: What was the nature of farm work? Why was it
Tonight you will declare if you are doing the Essential Question #3 essay as part of your original team, as part of a newly formed team, or by yourself as an individual. Please make your decision ahead of time. I RECOMMEND YOU START WRITING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION ESSAY NOW, MAKE ANY ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS. STRONGLY CONSIDER FINISHING YOUR ASSIGNMENT BEFORE ITS ABSOLUTE DUE DATE AND TIME. Question: What was the nature of farm work? Why was it difficult to organize an union?

3 I RECOMMEND YOU START WRITING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION ESSAY NOW, MAKE ANY ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS. Writing two+ paragraphs a week while the information is fresh in your mind means you’ll be 85% finished before it’s due. Team members: Individual essay contributions for EQ #3 due 11:59 pm, Thursday, November 22 (yes, it’s Thanksgiving, but it is midnight. Finish it FAR BEFORE and enjoy Turkey Day.) .Team editors: Team essay for EQ #3 due at 11:59 pm Saturday, November 24. ALL team members: analyzed source packets, underlined/highlighted and glossed due at the start of class November 26. Packets turned in after class starts are considered late. Please be on time. Question: What was the nature of farm work? Why was it difficult to organize an union?

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Question: What was the nature of farm work? Why was it difficult to organize an union?

5 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
Question: What was the nature of farm work? Why was it difficult to organize an union?

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8 Questions Cesar and his wife Helen went here for their honeymoon, staying in California.

7 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
Outline Mexican-Americans since the 1910 Revolution 2. Background of farm labor in California 3. Chavez 4. Migrant working conditions 5. Results 6. Summary Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

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9 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers

10 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers

11 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
Outline 1. Mexican-Americans since the 1910 Revolution 2. Background of farm labor in California 3. Chavez 4. Migrant working conditions 5. Results 6. Summary Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

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13 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers

14 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
Outline 1. Mexican-Americans since the 1910 Revolution 2. Background of farm labor in California 3. Huerta / Chavez 4. Migrant working conditions 5. Results 6. Summary Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

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16 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
“Don't be a marshmallow. Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk. Stop being vegetables. Work for Justice. Viva the boycott!” - Dolores Huerta

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18 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
Outline 3. Chavez

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20 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
8 Questions Cesar and his wife Helen went here for their honeymoon, staying in California.

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22 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers

23 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
Outline 1. Mexican-Americans since the 1910 Revolution 2. Background of farm labor in California 3. Chavez 4. Migrant working conditions 5. Results 6. Summary Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

24 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
Outline 1. Mexican-Americans since the 1910 Revolution 2. Background of farm labor in California 3. Chavez 4. Migrant working conditions 5. Results 6. Summary Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

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26 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
"Our struggle is not easy. Those who oppose our cause are rich and powerful and they have many allies in high places. We are poor. Our allies are few. But we have something the rich do not own. We have our bodies and spirits and the justice of our cause as our weapons.“ - Cesar Chavez

27 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
Outline 1. Mexican-Americans since the 1910 Revolution 2. Background of farm labor in California 3. Huerta / Chavez 4. Migrant working conditions 5. Results 6. Summary Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

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Outline 5. Results No nos moveran - Baez Struggle in the fields video Question: What was the nature of farm work? Why was it difficult to organize an union?

29 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
Outline Mexican-Americans since the 1910 Revolution 2. Background of farm labor in California 3. Chavez 4. Migrant working conditions 5. Results 6. Summary Summary Question: How does the effort to unionize migrant workers compare with other ’60’s movements?

30 “La Causa”: the United Farm Workers
Question: What was the nature of farm work? Why was it difficult to organize an union?

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