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: "Yuma, Ariz., June 23 -- Chavez couple convicted -- United Farm Workers President Cesar Chavez and his wife, Helen, sit quietly in Yuma County Superior Court awaiting trial on criminal contempt of court charges. The couple was found guilty and given six months probation for violating a superior court preliminary injunction which banned UFW picketing at two Yuma-area cantaloupe growers' fields.
Concepts:
Latino; Mexican American
Places:
Yuma, Arizona
Persons:
Helen Chavez; Cesar Chavez
Organizations:
Yuma County Superior Court
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