MARCH TO SACRAMENTO - RALLY/MASS - BW
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THIS FARMWORKER COMMUNITY WELCOMED THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO WITH MARIACHI AND DANCING IN FRONT OF THE MEXICAN THEATRE. THE MARQUIS ANNOUNCES A RALLY - FREE !! - TO BE HELD IN THE EVENING. THE MARCH PROVED TO BE A LEAVEN TO RAISE THE HOPES OF FARMWORKERS.
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IN ENGLISH THE MARQUIS READS: TODAY AT 7:00 PM / A FREE EVENT / IN HONOR OF MR. CESAR CHAVEZ AND THE DELANO PILGRIMS.
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LUIS VALDEZ SERVES AS MC FOR THE EVENING MARCH RALLY. TRADITIONAL CAKES HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AS A SYMBOL OF WELCOME AND HONOR. CESAR CHAVEZ, ROBERTO BUSTOS AND EPIPHANIO CAMACHO AND OTHER MARCHERS ARE ON STAGE.
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THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO IS NOW ONLY A FEW DAYS MARCH FROM SACRAMENTO, THE MARCHERS ENTER THE COMMUNITY HALL FOR THE EVENING RALLY.
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THE MARCHERS STAND ON THE STEPS OF THE STATE CAPITOL. TO HONOR EASTER SUNDAY THE CROSS HAS BEEN WRAPPED IN WHITE AND DECORATED WITH FLOWERS.
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PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN SACRAMENTO, THE DAILY RALLIES GREW LARGER AND LARGER. IT WAS CLEAR THE MARCH WAS ALREADY A BIG SUCESS.
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PEOPLE WERE CRUSHED TOGETHER IN FRONT OF THE STATE CAPITOL, 10,000 FARMWORKER AND THEIR SUPPORTERS WERE PRESENT. NFWA ORGANIZER LEROY CHATFIELD (IN THE DARK GLASSES) IS PENSIVE.
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CESAR CHAVEZ AND HIS DELANO STRIKERS LOOKED OUT OVER A SEA OF FACES MASSED TOGETHER IN FRONT OF THE STATE CAPITOL.
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VIVA LA CAUSA! VIVA LA HUELGA! VIVA CESAR CHAVEZ! WAS THE CHANT FOR THE DAY.
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PEOPLE WERE ECSTATIC! WITH THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO CESAR CHAVEZ AND THE DELANO STRIKERS HAD PUT THE CAUSE OF FARMWORKERS ON THE NATIONAL STAGE.
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THIS JON LEWIS PHOTOGRAPH FROM ATOP THE STATE CAPITOL PORTICO CAPTURES THE MASSIVE SUPPORT FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT.
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LUIS VALDEZ ON STAGE FOR THE EVENING RALLY AFTER THE DAY'S MARCH. EL TEATRO CAMPESINO PERFORMED USING THE TRUCK BED AS THEIR STAGE.
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