Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies at 96
Dolores Huerta, an American labor rights leader and feminist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, died at 96.
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Dolores Huerta, an American labor rights leader and feminist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, died at 96.
Longtime labor activist Dolores Huerta says President Trump's disparaging remarks about Mexicans show he "does not know history," and called on Latinos in California, Texas and other states to push for change.
During Hispanic Heritage Month, labor activist Dolores Huerta reflects on her fight for farm workers' rights alongside Cesar Chavez in the 1960s and her ongoing work to help others.
She's considered one of the most respected and influential labor leaders of our time. Dolores Huerta broke more than a glass ceiling; she led a revolution in the farm fields of California's Central Valley.
At 84, the woman President Obama stole his campaign slogan from — albeit in a different language — is still a giant in the fight against inequality