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  1. 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.

    • TalkBack

      04/05/2009 Mark Torres Concord, Ca If he was born in March...

    • Timeline

      The Teamsters Union withdraws from the fields: 1981:...

    • Resources

      The Fight in the Fields producers' web site offers more...

    • For Sale

      The companion book, The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez...

    • The Book

      Susan Ferriss and Ricardo Sandoval have written a companion...

    • Interviewees

      The UFW Executive Board in 1973 included veteran farmworker...

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  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.

  7. 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.