How Dolores Huerta Battled Racism And Sexism To Become A Latina Civil Rights Icon
Ever since the 1950s, Dolores Huerta has fought tirelessly to improve the lives of immigrants, women, and the working poor — despite nearly being killed in the process. Dolores Huerta Foundation / George Ballis / Take Stock / The Image WorksDolores Huerta rallies farmworkers during a strike in 1969 . Faced with laws that made words like “ hit ” and “ boycott ” illegal , many Latinos in Arizona hesitated to support the growing project rights bm in the 1970s ....