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Farmworkers set the stage.(Brief article)(Book review)
"Yes, we can!" If you hear that chant, you're more likely to conjure up the image of Barack Obama than of farmworkers and the grape boycott of the 1960s and '70s. But in his new book Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW, and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century (UC Press), activist and United Farm Workers alum Randy Shaw argues for how the rise of Latino political power, the current immigrant rights movement and even Obama's campaign theme have roots in the fight for farmworker rights.
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Though it may be a stretch to connect Obama's campaign to the farmworkers movement, Shaw does a stellar job of writing the history of the UFW and its key figures, with a first-person account of its many battles. He shows how the organization's groundbreaking strategies and tactics of door-to-door ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Farmworkers set the stage.(Brief article)(Book review)