Tuesday, May 22, 2018
A fresh discovery for me is this 11-part series from USA Today highlighting the year 1968 (which happens to be the previous Jubilee) with its events that mark a great period of advancement in civil, political, and economic rights of freedom. A full listing with review is available for viewing at 1968.usatoday.com This is from part 5:
March 10, 1968
Chavez had just completed a 25 day, water only fast to recommit the union to non-violent resistance during which he lost 35 pounds and was found to be in delicate condition. Kennedy had flown in from Washington, D.C. to the city of Delano, Ca to join thousands of farm workers at a Mass celebrating the end of Chavez' fast. Chavez was too weak to speakthat day, so Kennedy addressed the crowd. (It was a week after the night of this event that Kennedy would announce his candidacy for president, after winning the Democratic primary in June of 1968 he would be gunned down in the galley of the hotel where he had just delivered his acceptance speech)
The struggles of farmworkers and a belief in equality for all unified Cesar Chavez and RFK.
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