The Delano Grape Strike - (Movements and Resistance) by Daniel Montgomery Cole Mauleón (Paperback)

About the Book

"On September 16, 1965, Filipino and Mexican American migrant workers joined together to strike against the grape growers in Delano, California. The farmers left the fields to demand better wages and benefits. Led by Larry Itliong, Cesar Chavez, and Dolores Huerta, the two groups created a union called the United Farm Workers of America. For five years, UFW brought attention to their cause through boycotts, a 300-mile march, and other nonviolent efforts in what became an important victory in the fight for labor and farmworker rights in the United States"--

Book Synopsis

On September 16, 1965, Filipino and Mexican American migrant workers joined together to strike against the grape growers in Delano, California. The farmers left the fields to demand better wages and benefits. Led by Larry Itliong, Cesar Chavez, and Dolores Huerta, the two groups created a union called the United Farm Workers of America. For five years, UFW brought attention to their cause through boycotts, a 300-mile march, and other nonviolent efforts in what became an important victory in the fight for labor and farmworker rights in the United States.

Review Quotes

The two newest titles in the Movements and Resistance series spot-light often-overlooked repression in U.S. history and the individuals who fought for justice. Once again, the graphic nonfiction format fea-tures boxed text with narration, imagined dialogue that adds a storylike effect, and action-packed comics that depict the tensions and upris-ings. The 1899 Newsboys' Strike opens with working conditions of the newsboys who sold newspapers in New York City. Not only were they forced to buy the newspapers they wished to sell, but the country's two biggest newspapers refused to buy back unsold copies. The book explains how a price hike by the powerful owners, William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, ultimately pushed the newsies to go on strike until Hearst and Pulitzer finally met their demands for fair pric-es. While considerable attention has been given to Mexican migrant workers in the early to mid-twentieth century, The Delano Grape Strike describes Filipino workers, also known as Manongs, of the same time period. It focuses on Larry Itliong and his years-long crusade for better working conditions for Filipino grape harvesters. This volume recounts his coordinated strike efforts with Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta and how Itliong's influence was ultimately overshadowed by Chavez's prominence in the news coverage. Concluding facts in each book en-hance the value of this important series.--Angela Leeper "Booklist"