Object number:
H97.1.912
Object name:
photograph
Production organization:
Associated Press
Date made:
1968
Material/Technique:
wire photo
Dimensions:
H: 8.125 in, W: 11 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Caption reads: "Chavez 1968 Hunger Strike -- Cesar Chavez, farm labor leader, center, eats a piece of bread to end his 25-day fast while Sen. Robert F. Kennedy looks on in Delano, Calif. in a 1968 photo from files. About 4,000 farm workers joined Chavez in a symbolic bread-breaking ceremony marking the end of the leader's fasting for non-violence." A large crowd of supporters stands behind Chavez and Kennedy, and some men hold up a large UFW banner.
Concepts:
Mexican American; Latino
Places:
Delano, California
Persons:
Cesar Chavez