Dolores Huerta, labor leader and activist, dies at 96

Activist Dolores Huerta, who helped co-found the National Farm Workers Association with Cesar Chavez has passed away. "We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has passed away today at the age of 96," h…
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