“The UFWs survival sent out a signal to all Latinos that we were fighting for our dignity, that we were challenging and overcoming injustice, that we were empowering the least educated among us, the poorest among us. “The message was clear: If it could happen in the fields, it could happen anywhere, in the cities, in the courts, in the city councils, in the state legislatures.” – #CesarChavez |
United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom