1966: CESAR CHAVEZ AND HIS NFWA
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51JON LEWIS WRITES: "I HAVE DOZENS OF PORTRAITS OF CESAR CHAVEZ IN MY 1966 PORTFOLIO, BUT OVER THE YEARS, THIS ONE HAS GROWN ON ME, AND I AM VERY PARTIAL TO IT."
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52NFWA PRESS PASS ISSUED TO JON LEWIS.
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53JON LEWIS WRITES IN HIS INTRODUCTION TO HIS WEBSITE GALLERY: "IT WAS A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PHOTGRAPH STRONG MEN AND WOMEN STANDING. I'M PROUD TO HAVE STOOD WITH THEM."
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54JON LEWIS ENCAMPED IN HIS DELANO STUDIO.
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02CALIFORNIA FARMWORKERS WERE REQUIRED TO SPEND HOURS AT A TIME STOOPED OVER USING A SHORT HANDLE HOE TO WEED OR THIN CROPS. NO SHADE, NO WATER OR TOILET PROVIDED, NO MINIMUM WAGE, NO REST BREAKS, NO UNEMPLOYMENT OR MEDICAL BENEFITS, NO JOB PROTECTION OF ANY KIND - NOT EVEN BETTER OFF THAN BEASTS OF BURDEN. IN 1965, BECAUSE OF CESAR CHAVEZ AND HIS FARMWORKER MOVEMENT, THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT FORBADE THE USE OF THE SHORT HANDLED HOE.
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