César Chávez exhibit to open at County Museum
César Chávez at work in the community garden at La Paz in Keene, California, by Cathy Murphy, former staff photographer for the United Farm Workers, 1976. Photo reprinted with permission of the César E. Chávez Foundation and Cathy Murphy.
The Brazoria County Historical Museum will open a Humanities Texas traveling exhibit next month entitled, In His Own Words: The Life and Work of César Chávez. Featuring thirty-eight photographs paired with excerpts from his dynamic speeches, interviews, and authoritative writings, this Humanities Texas traveling exhibition documents the full course of Chávez?s remarkable career and examines the life experiences and philosophical influences that drove him to dedicate himself fully to improving the lives of American farm workers. The exhibit will open on Friday, July 6th and be available for viewing until August 14th.
Located in the historic 1897 Brazoria County Courthouse at 100 East Cedar Street in Angleton, the Museum is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is closed Sundays and holidays. Admission is free. For more information, call 979/864-1208 or visit the Museum?s web site at www.bchm.org.