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21ARMS AT HIS SIDE, LEANING BACK ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, CESAR CHAVEZ ENJOYS THE COMMENT FROM A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE.Feb 12, 2008
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19EYES TO HIS LEFT, CESAR CHAVEZ LISTENS TO THE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE. Feb 12, 2008
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01THE YEAR IS 1973 DURING THE EARLY SUMMER GRAPE HARVEST IN THE ARVIN-LAMONT AREA, SOUTH OF BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA. CESAR CHAVEZ AND HIS UNITED FARM WORKERS UNION HAVE CALLED A STRIKE. THE SETTING FOR THIS SERIES OF PHOTOS IS A PUBLIC PARK WHERE A STRIKE RALLY TAKES PLACE AT WHICH CESAR CHAVEZ IS THE MAIN SPEAKER. AS HE ARRIVES, CESAR IS SURROUNDED BY FARMWORKERS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS AS HE MAKES HIS WAY TO THE MAKE-SHIFT SPEAKERS PODIUM - A PICNIC TABLE IN THE SHADE OF THE PARK TREES.Feb 12, 2008
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02CESAR CHAVEZ TAKES HIS PLACE IN THE AUDIENCE, PARTICIPATES IN THE STRIKE RALLY, AND WAITS FOR HIS INTRODUCTION.Feb 12, 2008
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02AAWITH HIS PALM DOWN AND HIS RIGHT ARM HELD OUT, CESAR CHAVEZ BRINGS THE APPLAUSE OF THE AUDIENCE TO A CLOSE AND HE BEGINS HIS SPEECH WITH A NOTE OF HUMOR.Feb 12, 2008
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04WITH HIS RIGHT FIST STILL CLOSE BY HIS BODY, CESAR CHAVEZ MAKES A FIST WITH THIS LEFT HAND AND REACHES OUT AND UPWARD WITH HIS LEFT ARM ALMOST FULLY EXTENDED CARRYING HIS BODY WITH HIM AND CATCHING HIMSELF BY TRANSFERRING ALL HIS WEIGHT TO HIS LEFT FOOT. HIS FACIAL EXPRESSION PLEADS FOR UNDERSTANDING.Feb 12, 2008
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03 WITH HIS BODY SLIGHTLY OFF BALANCE AND WITH A GRIM LOOK, CESAR CHAVEZ CREATES A SOFT SPEAKING GESTURE: WITH BOTH ARMS CLOSE TO HIS BODY, HE MAKES A FIST WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND RESTS IT IN THE PALM OF HIS LEFT. OFTENTIMES HE PUNCTUATED HIS POINTS BY TAPPING THE CLOSED FIST INTO HIS HAND. Feb 12, 2008
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05WITH HIS LEFT HAND CLOSE BY HIS SIDE, CESAR CHAVEZ EXTENDS HIS RIGHT ARM STRAIGHT AHEAD USING A SINGLE FINGER FROM HIS FIST POINTING A FINGER TO POINT AND MAKE DIRECT EYE CONTACT WITH A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE.Feb 12, 2008
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09WITH FULL EYE CONTACT AND TEETH CLENCHED, CESAR CHAVEZ REACHES OUT WITH BOTH ARMS ALMOST FULLY EXTENDED AND HIS RIGHT HAND MAKES A GRASPING-LIKE GESTURE.Feb 12, 2008
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07CESAR CHAVEZ NOW TURNS TO THE AUDIENCE ON HIS RIGHT AND WITH A HARD RIGHT FIST AND A LOUDER VOICE DRAWS THEM IN. HIS LEFT HAND IS LOOSELY HELD IN CLOSE TO HIS BODY.Feb 12, 2008
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08WITH LEFT ARM FULLY EXTENDED AND REACHING UPWARD WITH FINGERS APART, CESAR CHAVEZ MAKES AN EMBRACING GESTURE TO THOSE WHO ARE THE FURTHEREST AWAY - HIS LIPS ARE PURSED IN THE FORM OF A CIRCLE. HIS RIGHT HAND IS HELD LOOSELY CLOSE TO HIS SIDE.Feb 12, 2008
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11LEANING INTO THE AUDIENCE, CESAR CHAVEZ MAKES HIS POINT WITH BOTH HANDS HELD UP IN FRONT OF HIM AT EYE LEVEL HOLDING AN IMAGINARY IMAGE ON HIS FINGER TIPS.Feb 12, 2008
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