Cesar Chavez writes in a booklet as two unidentified individuals look on
Item
Title
Cesar Chavez writes in a booklet as two unidentified individuals look on
Description
Cesar Chavez, dressed in a vest and collared shirt, writes in a booklet as two unidentified individuals look on. There is a pin badge on Chavez's vest with the words "Don't Buy Red Coach Lettuce" encircling a symbol of an eagle.
Cesar Chavez visited Mundelein College in November 1979. His talk was part of a bilingual Eucharist to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking of the Skyscraper. Chavez was part of the California lettuce strike which sought to improve working conditions for migrant farm workers.
Cesar Chavez visited Mundelein College in November 1979. His talk was part of a bilingual Eucharist to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking of the Skyscraper. Chavez was part of the California lettuce strike which sought to improve working conditions for migrant farm workers.
Date, date span, or circa acceptable
1979-11
File name
Hispanic Institute Records, folder 12-13, photo collection from Hispanic Institute summer classes, faculty, and students, n.d.
Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives
Women and Leadership Archives
Source
Hispanic Institute Records, folder 12-13, photo collection from Hispanic Institute summer classes, faculty, and students, n.d.
Subject
Mundelein College
Cesar Chavez
Hispanic Institute
Peace Studies
Rights
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