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Roberto\u00a0 Bustos<\/span><\/p>\n

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UFW Delano Striker \/\u00a0 1965-1973<\/span><\/p>\n

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El Capitan \/ “March To Sacramento” \/ 1966<\/span><\/p>\n

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BACKGROUND<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Without doubt, the most significant public event in the history of Cesar Chavez and his farmworker movement was the “March To Sacramento” in 1966.\u00a0 This 400 mile pilgrimage by the Delano Grape Strikers brought national attention to the plight of California farmworkers and their struggle for social justice.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Roberto Bustos, a Delano Grape Striker\u00a0 from Earlimart CA,\u00a0 served as Captain – “El Capitan” – and led the 400-mile,\u00a0 25-day march\u00a0 from Delano to Sacramento – March 17, 1966 to April 6, 1966.
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To mark the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the farmworker movement, Roberto in his own words and using photos selected from the website of the Farmworker Movement Documentation Project and those he has collected elsewhere,\u00a0 has created a “chapter of documentation” about Cesar Chavez and the March to Sacramento. <\/span><\/p>\n

My personal thanks to Roberto\u00a0 for documenting his experience so the rest of us may better understand the historical significance of Cesar Chavez and his farmworker movement. – LeRoy Chatfield \/ Publisher<\/span><\/p>\n

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READ > “A CONVERSATION WITH CESAR CHAVEZ”<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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READ > “THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO”<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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READ > “WHAT MARCH 17th MEANS TO ME”<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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READ > “A CONVERSATION WITH PEGGY MCGIVERN”<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u00a0 Photographs:\u00a0 “The March To Sacramento”<\/span><\/p>\n

(All captions written by Roberto Bustos)<\/span><\/p>\n

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