Dolores Huerta Taught Me What It Means to Never Stop

By Ben Jealous When I was a boy, Martin Luther King Jr. was in our history books. Dolores Huerta was in the fields of our county. She and the United Farm Workers were organizing the people who picked our food. Our family stood with them. I cannot remember eating grapes or strawberries for much of […]

By: Benjamin Jealous

Outlets: New Jersey Urban News

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 737

Last Updated: 5 days, 9 hours ago

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By Ben Jealous

When I was a boy, Martin Luther King Jr. was in our history books. Dolores Huerta was in the fields of our county.

She and the United Farm Workers were organizing the people who picked our food. Our family stood with them. I cannot remember eating grapes or strawberries for much of my childhood. Boycotts were how we helped the farmworkers fight for fair wages and the dignity they deserved. Dolores was …

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