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Latino Political Activism in Iowa

Every wondered how Latino politics developed one of the Midwest’s smaller communities? Janet Weaver’s article on Mexican American activism in Davenport, Iowa, is a gem.
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Richard Chavez, 1929–2011

Richard Chavez helped lead the United Farm Workers. He first developed his organizing skills with the Community Services Organization in the 1950s. Continue reading

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She Was One of Us: Eleanor Roosevelt and the American Worker

First lady Eleanor Roosevelt was a larger-than-life figure, a well-known New Dealer with an affinity for the struggles of women, workers, and minorities. An adroit behind-the-scenes advocate, she also assumed a groundbreaking public role: she wrote a daily newspaper column, … Continue reading

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