Dolores Huerta was a friend and tireless champion for workers’ rights and civil rights. I’ve stood alongside her in the fight for justice for years, and I'll always carry the lessons she taught me.
We stand on the shoulders of courageous women who never gave up. In Dolores’ honor, we must persist.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Dolores Huerta, United Farmworkers co-founder and civil rights icon, has died, her family says.