The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers' Struggle

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The Film:
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) presents "The Fight in the Fields: César Chávez and the Farmworkers' Struggle", the history of the United Farmworkers Union (UFW) and a profile of Chávez, the charismatic leader who won the first successful labor contracts for California farmworkers by leading international grape and lettuce boycotts. The two-hour documentary premiered at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival in January, aired across the nation on PBS.

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Early Awards for "The Fight in the Fields"

  • CINE Golden Eagle
  • National Educational Media Network Golden Apple
  • Best Documentary, Cine Festival, San Antonio


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