Remembering Cesar Chavez
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March 31 is Cesar Chavez’s birthday and a holiday in California, Colorado and Texas.
Feb. 2, 1979: Cesar Chavez speaks to members of the United Farm Workers during a rally in the Imperial Valley. The UFW was striking lettuce growers. During the bitter strike, one UFW striker, Rufino Contreras, was killed. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Steve Fontanini / Los Angeles Times