FAST AT THE FORTY ACRES (Photo Essay)
In the Spring of 1968, Cesar Chavez fasted for 25 days to recommit his farmworker movement to nonviolence. The Fast took place on the outskirts of Delano at the union headquarters called Forty Acres. The commentary for these photos was written by LeRoy Chatfield.
FAST AT FORTY ACRES – KOUNS & LEWIS 1968
PHOTO BY JOHN KOUNS
Father James Vizzard, a Jesuit priest, was the Executive Director of the Catholic Rural Life Conference headquartered in Washington D.C. Because of his support for the farmworker movement, he often visited the Delano Grape Strike and was instrumental in securing support from other Catholic groups. Here he participates in the Catholic Mass by reading from the New Testament.
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