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Dolores Huerta, labor leader and civil rights icon, dies at 96
Original: Dolores Huerta dies at 96
Dolores Huerta, the American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers alongside Cesar Chavez, has died at the age of 96. Tributes are pouring in honoring her decades of organizing farmworkers, her role in the Delano grape strike, and her lifelong advocacy for workers, women and immigrant rights.
Why now: The death of a major figure in American labor and civil rights history is prompting an outpouring of tributes and reflections on her legacy.
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