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Dolores Huerta obituary

American activist and trade unionist who fought for the rights of farm workers Although she was never the president of the United Farm Workers union, Dolores Huerta , who has died aged 96, was one of the most significant American trade union leaders of the 20th century. Her battle cry, “ Sí, se puede! ”, coined in the midst of tensions with police in Arizona in the 1970s, was adapted to the…

Dolores Huerta obituary

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