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Dolores Huerta, Farmworker Organizer and Labor Icon, Dies at 96

Original: "She Was A Fighter": Dolores Huerta, Legendary Farmworker Organizer & Activist, Dies at 96 "Immigrant rights and labor i

Dolores Huerta, the legendary labor organizer and immigrant rights activist, has died at age 96. Huerta co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962 with César Chávez and helped build the United Farm Workers into a national force, leading boycotts and campaigns for farmworker dignity. Tributes are pouring in remembering her as a fighter whose activism shaped generations of labor and civil rights movements.

Why now: News of the death of a beloved and historic civil rights figure prompted an outpouring of tributes and retrospectives.

Dolores HuertaUnited Farm WorkersNational Farm Workers AssociationCésar Chávez

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• "She Was A Fighter": Dolores Huerta, Legendary Farmworker Organizer & Activist, Dies at 96 "Immigrant rights and labor icon Dolores Huerta died Wednesday at the age of 96. Huerta co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962 and then the United Farm Workers of… · ml@eldritch.cafe · 2

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