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Biography & Autobiography. Juvenile Nonfiction. Sociology. HTML:*Discover the important history of Californiaâ??s migrant workers and their strike for fair wages during the Delano grape strike in the 1960â??s *Learn about Latino civil rights activist CĂ©sar Chávez and Filipino-American labor organizer Larry Itliong *From Sibert award-winning author Larry Dane Brimner Here is the gripping story of the Grape Strike that stirred a nation, as well as the rise of Latino civil rights activist CĂ©sar Chávez and the United Farm Workers of America. In the 1960â??s, while the United States was at war and racial tensions were boiling over, Filipino-American workers were demanding fair wages and decent living conditions in Californiaâ??s vineyards. When the workers walked off the fields in September 1965, the great Delano grape strike began. Did the signing of labor contracts with growers in 1970 mean an end to the problems of the American field laborers, or was it a short-lived truce? This nonfiction book for young readers follows the five-year long strike and also provides details about CĂ©sar Chávez and the United Farm Workers. Award-winning author Larry Dane Brimnerâ??s riveting text, complemented by black-and-white archival photographs and the words of workers, organizers, and growers,… (more)