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THE FIGHT IN THE FIELDS: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers' Struggle
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This is the story of the first successful union for farmworkers and its charismatic leader Cesar Chavez. Chavez and the United Farmworkers Union (UFW) inspired Chicano activism of the ‘60s and ‘70s, and in the process involved millions of Americans in a non-violent struggle for social justice. Befriended by Robert Kennedy and attacked by the Teamsters, Chavez was the most important Latino leader in this U.S. history. The movement he led changed American politics forever.
Premiere: PBS, April 16, 1997 at 9 PM
"THE FIGHT IN THE FIELDS is a thorough, compelling two-hour examination of the man who was born into a farmworker family and devoted his life to bettering the lives of those who also found themselves laboring in...the 'factories in the fields.'"
- Los Angeles Times
"The exquisite THE FIGHT IN THE FIELDS...paints a vivid portrait of a modern-day Mahatma Gandhi."
- Oakland Tribune
"This vivid two-hour tribute to the life and work of Cesar Chavez is told in the context of the hard lives of the migrant farm workers whose cause he forced upon the nation's conscience."
- New York Times
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Gold Apple, National Educational Media Network
[1997]
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Golden Eagle , CINE - Celebrating Excellence in Film, Video & Media Arts
[1997]
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Festival Prize , CINE - Celebrating Excellence in Film, Video & Media Arts
[1997]
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Emmy Nomination, individual achievement in a craft in news & documentary programming: editors
[1997]
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Best Documentary, ALMA Awards
[1997]
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