Power from the Past

Memory Work Research Initiative

Before the March with Cesar Chavez, 1993

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Black and white image shows a group of Latinx workers gathered around Cesar Chavez, who is kneeling wearing a silken jacket. To his right is Maria Elena Durazo. Everyone is smiling enthusiastically.

Gathering before a public demonstration in 1993, leaders and rank-and-file activists in HERE Local 11 pose with United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez. Next to Chavez is Maria Elena Durazo. Standing on the far left in a suit jacket is Miguel Contreras who would soon become the head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. Learn more about UNITE HERE Local 11.