And I think about Dolores Huerta, reading about her when I was starting off as an organizer.

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Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America and a lifelong advocate for civil rights, workers, and women.

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Ms. DOLORES HUERTA (Cofounder, United Farm Workers): You know, they're going to say, well, these are all undocumented people marching.

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Dolores Huerta, one of the cofounders of the United Farm workers, was here to celebrate her birthday and also to march.

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Which would be the one who, along with Dolores Huerta and some other activists, organized the California farm workers in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Not only does she have Villaraigosa's backing, but she also recently won the endorsement of Latino icon Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez.

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