Chavez had been inspired by past strikes and this had helped the Delano Grape Strike become a complete success.The growers thought that by dividing the people by race that they would go against each other. Chavez proved them wrong and rose up against them peacefully. In general, it is rather difficult to work together with a different race, yet the Chicanos and Filipinos did. The strikers and boycotters had faced very difficult challenges in order to gain equal rights. Publicizing this event had been a tremendous success and this was one of the many things the past strikes had failed to do because of division between those races. All their hard work had paid off when the growers had finally signed the unions’ agreements.
Images by George Ballis, Justlikemiel, Karmadude
Images by George Ballis, Justlikemiel, Karmadude