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The Grape Strike that Transformed a Nation, 50 Years Later

Stephen Magagnini The Sacramento Bee
The grape strike succeeded where others had failed when Chavez, who led a well-publicized march from Delano to Sacramento in the spring of 1966, came up with a stroke of genius – the 1968-1970 grape boycott that spread worldwide. The boycott showed powerless people that they had power.
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