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  1. This documentary traces the history of the United Farmworkers Union and the life of its founder, Cesar Chavez, from his birth in Arizona, his education into organizing and non-violence, his formation of the union, to his death in 1993.

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    • Documentary, Biography
    • Rick Tejada-Flores, Ray Telles
    • 1997-01
  2. The Fight in the Fields follows the first successful organizing drive of farm workers in the United States, while recounting the many failed and dramatic attempts to unionize that led up to this victory. Among the many barriers to organizing was the Bracero Program, which flooded the fields with Mexican contract workers between World War II and ...

  3. The Fight in the Fields: César Chávez and the Farmworkers’ Struggle. Film. Ray Telles and Rick Tejada-Flores. 1997. 116 minutes. A documentary on the farmworker movement told by the organizers and farmworkers themselves. Time Periods: 20th Century. Themes: Labor, Latinx, Organizing. Visit website.

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  4. Jan 1, 2001 · The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers Movement. Susan Ferriss, Ricardo Sandoval, Gary Soto (Foreword) ...more. 3.95. 93 ratings16 reviews. A “vivid, well-documented account of the farmworkers movement” (Philadelphia Inquirer) and its prime mover, Cesar Chavez.

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  5. This is the story of the United Farmworkers Union (UFW) and its leader Cesar Chavez, who inspired Latino activism of the ’60s and ’70s, and involved millions in a nonviolent struggle for social justice.

  6. Jan 1, 1997 · The Fight in the Fields follows the first successful organizing drive of farm workers in the United States, while recounting the many failed and dramatic attempts to unionize that led up to this victory. Among the many barriers to organizing was the Bracero Program, which flooded the fields with Mexican contract workers between World War II and ...

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  8. Apr 16, 1997 · This documentary traces the history of the United Farmworkers Union and the life of its founder, Cesar Chavez, from his birth in Arizona, his education into organizing and non-violence, his formation of the union, to his death in 1993.

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