Chicano! : the history of the Mexican American civil rights movement. Episode 2, The struggle in the fields.

Examines the importance of Cesar Chavez and his efforts to organize farm workers in the central valley of California. It delineates the various components of Chavez's strategy for farm worker self determination--strikes, boycotts, pilgrimages, fasts--and emphasizes his commitment to nonviolence and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Galan Productions (Production company)
Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Galán, Héctor (Film director, Film producer)
Moreno, Mylène (Film producer)
Cisneros, Henry (Narrator)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [United States] : Galan, [1996]
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Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (56 min.)) : digital, sound, color and black and white.
Variant Title:
Chicano! : history of the Mexican American civil rights movement.
History of the Mexican American civil rights movement.
Struggle in the fields
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Examines the importance of Cesar Chavez and his efforts to organize farm workers in the central valley of California. It delineates the various components of Chavez's strategy for farm worker self determination--strikes, boycotts, pilgrimages, fasts--and emphasizes his commitment to nonviolence and the importance of faith and prayer in achieving his goal.
Note:Originally produced as a documentary television miniseries in 1996.
Call Number:E184.M5 C4782 1996a Online
Source of Description:
Title from title frames.