César Chávez, the Catholic Bishops, and the Farmworkers’ Struggle for Social JusticeUniversity of Arizona Press, 21/06/2022 - 208 من الصفحات César Chávez and the farmworkers’ struggle for justice polarized the Catholic community in California’s Central Valley during the 1965–1970 Delano Grape Strike. Because most farmworkers and landowners were Catholic, the American Catholic Church was placed in the challenging position of choosing sides in an intrafaith conflict. Twice Chávez petitioned the Catholic Church for help. Finally, in 1969 the American Catholic hierarchy responded by creating the Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee on Farm Labor. This committee of five bishops and two priests traveled California’s Central Valley and mediated a settlement in the five-year conflict. Within months, a new and more difficult struggle began in California’s lettuce fields. This time the Catholic Church drew on its long-standing tradition of social teaching and shifted its policy from neutrality to outright support for César Chávez and his union, the United Farmworkers (UFW). The Bishops’ Committee became so instrumental in the UFW’s success that Chávez declared its intervention “the single most important thing that has helped us.” Drawing upon rich, untapped archival sources at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Marco Prouty exposes the American Catholic hierarchy’s internal, and often confidential, deliberations during the California farm labor crisis of the 1960s and 1970s. He traces the Church’s gradual transition from reluctant mediator to outright supporter of Chávez, providing an intimate view of the Church’s decision-making process and Chávez’s steadfast struggle to win rights for farmworkers. This lucid, solidly researched text will be an invaluable addition to the fields of labor history, social justice, ethnic studies, and religious history. |
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... bracero program , the rise of the Civil Rights movement , and the support of the Catholic Church . The engage- ment of the Catholic hierarchy became so critical that Chávez pro- nounced it " the single most important thing that has ...
... bracero program , the rise of the Civil Rights movement , and the support of the Catholic Church . The engage- ment of the Catholic hierarchy became so critical that Chávez pro- nounced it " the single most important thing that has ...
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... braceros not to be used to replace domestic work- ers or to depress farm wages.47 As the bracero program evolved dur- ing the 1940s , the government's oversight diminished and reports of farmworker mistreatment increased.48 By 1951 ...
... braceros not to be used to replace domestic work- ers or to depress farm wages.47 As the bracero program evolved dur- ing the 1940s , the government's oversight diminished and reports of farmworker mistreatment increased.48 By 1951 ...
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... braceros.54 Attempts to organize the farmworkers during the bracero era proved feeble . In 1946 , the American Federation of Labor ( AFL ) chartered the National Farm Labor Union ( NFLU ) , with Ernesto Galarza as presi- dent.55 Growers ...
... braceros.54 Attempts to organize the farmworkers during the bracero era proved feeble . In 1946 , the American Federation of Labor ( AFL ) chartered the National Farm Labor Union ( NFLU ) , with Ernesto Galarza as presi- dent.55 Growers ...
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... bracero pro- gram . A young Catholic priest by the name of George Higgins spear- headed the Catholic Church's opposition . His efforts , guided by Catholic social teachings , contributed to the bracero program's demise , opened the path ...
... bracero pro- gram . A young Catholic priest by the name of George Higgins spear- headed the Catholic Church's opposition . His efforts , guided by Catholic social teachings , contributed to the bracero program's demise , opened the path ...
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... bracero program and spearheaded the Church's successful efforts to terminate Public Law 78.129 The National Citizens ' Council for Migrant Labor ( NCCML ) , an organization founded in 1947 to bring worker's compensation , social ...
... bracero program and spearheaded the Church's successful efforts to terminate Public Law 78.129 The National Citizens ' Council for Migrant Labor ( NCCML ) , an organization founded in 1947 to bring worker's compensation , social ...
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2 Chavez and the Bishops ad hoc Comittee | 31 |
3 Hasta la Victoria Onward to Victory | 67 |
Epilogue | 133 |
Notes | 147 |
Bibliography | 177 |
Index | 181 |
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