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César E. Chávez National Monument is undergoing significant rehabilitation work made possible by several funding sources including the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). The project addresses deferred maintenance, such as replacing the irrigation system, repairing cracked and missing stucco surfaces of site walls and columns, and painting all site walls and columns. and more.
César E. Chávez National Monument
Marching for Justice in the Fields
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The farm workers who marched from Delano to Sacramento represented the large, seasonal labor force, composed overwhelmingly of people of color, whose labor made California’s thriving agricultural industry possible. Although their labor produced fortunes from the soil, they were subjected to poor wages and working conditions. This article is an introduction to the issues that motivated the Delano Grape Strike and the 1966 march.
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Thirty Years of Farmworker Struggle
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Labor organizing has a long history in agriculture. Between 1930 and 1960, diverse groups of farmworkers in California struggled to form unions and to take collective action for better wages and working conditions. This article highlights the political and legal structures that made organizing in the fields especially difficult.
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The Terrain of Farmworker Life
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Large-scale commercial agriculture or agribusiness has shaped the landscape of California's Central Valley for over a century. This article explores the social and economic world created by agribusiness in and around the small city of Delano, with an emphasis on the lives of the predominately Filipino, Mexican, and Mexican American farm workers and their families.
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A New Era of Farmworker Organizing
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This article explores changes in farm work and farmworker organizing that took place in the 1960s. The end of the Bracero Program, a strike wave, and the emergence of the Black Freedom Movement, all played a role in expanding the opportunities for farmworker organizing. So too did the emergence of a new organization, the National Farm Workers Association.
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A Continuing Struggle
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As the 1966 march by farmworkers from Delano to Sacramento neared its conclusion, the workers won an important victory. Schenley Industries agreed to negotiate a contract. However, the struggle to bring other growers to the bargaining table continued.
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The Oíste? Podcast explores salsa through captivating stories of contributors, covering dance, personal tales, oral history, and culture. Hosted by Melissa Hurtado and Hermán Luis Chávez, it features interviews with dancers, park rangers, journalists, and historians, giving listeners insights into salsa's impact on people's lives. Whether a salsa enthusiast or newcomer, the series immerses listeners in infectious rhythms and melodies while honoring salsa's enduring legacy.
Boston National Historical Park
Caesar Bailey (Dickinson)
- Type: Person
Caesar Bailey enlisted in Deerfield, Massachusetts into the company of Capt. Oliver Parker, in Col. William Prescott’s regiment, and was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill in the redoubt. He died in service.
Yellowstone National Park
Specimen Creek Trailhead (WK3)
- Type: Place
The Specimen Creek trailhead is on the northwest side of Yellowstone near U.S. Highway 191. From this trailhead, you can embark on the following trail:- Specimen Creek Trail Specimen Creek Trail A moderate to strenuous 16.4-mile (26.4 km) there-and-back trail that climbs through recently burned forest and meadows. CAUTION: Grizzly bears frequent this area. Backcountry RegulationsPermit required for fishing, boating, riding, and overnight camping. More information at the Ce
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Una Vida
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Una Vida is one of Chaco's earliest great houses built around 850 CE (Common Era). Una Vida exists today in a near-natural state of preservation, free from major vandalism, and with only minor excavations and preservation repairs. A one-mile roundtrip (including petroglyphs) trail begins at the NE corner of the Visitor Center parking lot. Portions are rocky, steep, and slippery when wet. Take water and travel in small groups to lessen our impacts to this fragile site.
Natchez Trace Parkway
Bynum Mounds, Milepost 232.4
- Type: Place
Bynum Mounds are the oldest mound site along Natchez Trace Parkway. These mounds were created by American Indians in what was known as the Middle Woodland Period between 100 BCE-100 CE. The mounds range in height from five feet to 14-feet. Originally, there were six mounds at this site. However, in the 1940's five of them were excavated by National Park Service archeologists. The two largest mounds were rebuilt.
Grand Canyon National Park
Walhalla Glades Pueblo
- Type: Place
Excavated by Douglas W. Schwartz, this Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site is an example of a small pueblo that had at least nine rooms. It was occupied from 1,100 to 1,150 CE.
Capitol Reef National Park
Petroglyph Panel
- Type: Place
View ancient rock markings carved by the Fremont Culture people who inhabited this area from 300-1300 Common Era (CE).
César E. Chávez National Monument
César & Helen Chávez Gravesite
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Here, Cesar Chavez was laid to rest in 1993. Upon her passing in 2016, Cesar's wife Helen was interred by his side. Cesar wished to be buried on the grounds where he pursued his labors as an activist during his last quarter century. After his passing, Helen Chavez made it clear she did not want him to ever be left alone.
César E. Chávez National Monument
Gravesites of Larry Itliong and Richard Chávez
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Many people who were involved in the farmworker movement were laid to rest in this cemetery, including Larry Itliong, Richard Chavez, and other notable Delano Grape Strike leaders who dedicated their lives to the movement.
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
Cesar Carrera
- Type: Person
Cesar Carrera left Puerto Rico for the continental United States in 1925 and a decade later was living in Washington, DC. By 1940, he was a houseman at the White House. In 1941 he was reassigned as valet to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Read more...
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Delano High School Auditorium, Site of Historic Senate Hearing
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The Delano High School Auditorium was the site of hearings on the plight of farmworkers by Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Migratory Labor in March 1966. At the hearing, Senator Kennedy famously responded to the sheriff’s defense of his arrests of peaceful pickets by suggesting that “the sheriff and the district attorney read the Constitution of the United States.” Kennedy's interest raised the national profile of the nascent farmworker movement.
- Type: Place
In 1966, "The Forty Acres," a parcel of land in Delano, California, became the headquarters for the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), the first permanent agricultural labor union in the United States.
César E. Chávez National Monument
Dolores Huerta
- Type: Person
Dolores Huerta was born Dolores Clara Fernández on April 10, 1930, in the mining town of Dawson, New Mexico. She was the daughter of Juan Fernández and Alicia Chávez. Her father was a farm worker, miner, and union activist elected to the New Mexico legislature in 1938. When she was three, her parents divorced. Huerta moved with her two brothers and mother to Stockton, California, where she spent most of her childhood and early adult life.
César E. Chávez National Monument
Larry Itliong
- Type: Person
Larry Itliong was a Filipino American labor organizer and civil rights activist. He played a central role in the founding of the United Farm Workers (UFW) union. Itliong is best known for his role in the 1965-1966 strike and boycott against California grape growers and the subsequent founding of the UFW. His activism was a lifelong endeavor. For more than four decades, he organized and advocated on behalf of farm and cannery workers, immigrants, and Asian Americans.