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       From the Jaws of Victory

       The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Humanities Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation.

       From the Jaws of Victory

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      THE TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY OF CESAR CHAVEZ AND THE FARM WORKER MOVEMENT

       Matt Garcia

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      BERKELEY LOS ANGELES LONDON

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      Garcia, Matt.

      From the jaws of victory : the triumph and tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the farm worker movement / Matt Garcia.

      p. cm.

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-0-520-25930-0 (hbk. : alk. paper)

      1. Chavez, Cesar, 1927–1993. 2. United Farm Workers—History. 3. Labor leaders—United States—Biography. 4. Migrant agricultural laborers—Labor unions—United States—History. I. Title.

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      In keeping with a commitment to support environmentally responsible and sustainable printing practices, UC Press has printed this book on Rolland Enviro100, a 100% post-consumer fiber paper that is FSC certified, deinked, processed chlorine-free, and manufactured with renewable biogas energy. It is acid-free and EcoLogo certified.

       In Memoriam

      Tam Ngoc Tran and Peggy Pascoe

       For

      Timotea

      CONTENTS

       List of Illustrations

       Acknowledgments

       Abbreviations

       Introduction

       1 • Birth of a Movement

       2 • Capitalism in Reverse

       3 • Workers of the World, Unite!

       4 • Stuck in the Middle

       5 • A Bitter Harvest

       6 • Busy Dying

       7 • Rotting from the Inside Out

       8 • Some Were More Equal Than Others

       Epilogue: Beyond the Legend

       Notes

       Selected Bibliography

       Index

      ILLUSTRATIONS

      MAP

      FIGURES

       8. Supporters of the grape boycott demonstrate in Toronto, 1968

       9. Elaine Elinson distributes flyers on the London docks, ca. 1969

       10. Dolores Huerta and Larry Itliong, ca. 1970s

       11. Jerry Cohen testifies before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Labor, date unknown

       12. Cesar Chavez at a United Farm Workers rally, 1971

       13. Governor Jerry Brown visits with Cesar Chavez and members of the United Farm Workers at LaPaz, Keene, California, 1976

       14. The “No on 14” poster, featuring Harry Kubo, 1976

       15. Members of the National Executive Board, June 10, 1976

       16. Cesar and Helen Chavez with their six children, 1969

       17. Philip Vera Cruz, vice president of the United Farm