The fight in the fields : Cesar Chavez and the farmworkers' struggle [videorecording] / [produced and] directed by Ray Telles, Rick Tejada-Flores ; a production of Paradigm Productions Inc. in association with Independent Television Service.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Cinema Guild,
Copyright Date:
2003, c1996
Description:
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Not a standard DVD; may not play in all DVD players. Originally produced in 1996. Narrator: Henry Darrow. Interviews: Ethel Kennedy, Jerry Brown, Dolores Huerta, Chavez' brother, sister, son and daughter, and others.
Summary:
The story of Cesar Chavez, founder of the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers. Examines the grape and lettuce boycotts and the non-violent movements of the 1960s and 1970s; these confronted conservative politicians and the Teamsters Union and inspired Chicano activism. Uses archival footage, newsreels, and contemporary interviews with activists, politicians, and Chavez family members.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)60856647
Locations:
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.