Cesar Chavez on planning for Salinas Boycott

About This Item

KPIX Eyewitness News report by Pat O'Brien from Salinas, California on August 17th 1970. Features an interview with the United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez, who discusses the union's preparations for a boycott and strike. Chavez estimates that around 5000 agricultural workers in the Salinas Valley will be involved.

Originally aired on
KPIX-TV
Date aired
8/17/70
Recording medium
16mm color co-magnetic sound film
2:57
Rights for this video belong to
CBS5 KPIX-TV
Type of material
archival news film
Identifier
KPIX 102872
Views
7385

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