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
Oftentimes the Catholic Mass at the Forty Acres during the fast of Cesar Chavez began with a procession. Here Father Mark Day, a Franciscan priest, leads the procession with the image of the Virgin of Quadalupe being carried by two farmworkers from Porterville.
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