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FAST AT FORTY ACRES – KOUNS & LEWIS 1968

PHOTO BY JOHN KOUNS

Dr. Jerry Lackner from San Jose served as a personal physician to Cesar Chavez during the Fast and it was he who carefully monitored the daily deterioration Cesar’s health. Fasting long term creates great health risks and Dr. Lackner spelled these out in great detail for those of us involved with the day-to-day administration of the farmworker movement. In this photo, Dr. Lackner participates in the Catholic Mass by reading from scripture and providing a commentary on its meaning.

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