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A San Francisco woman has heard about a beautiful old banner owned by a local archive that, rumor has it, was carried at the head of the famous Delano Grape Boycott march led by Cesar Chavez in 1966.
The banner features a painted Virgin of Guadalupe and a Union of Farm Workers Eagle, but its original ownership is a mystery.
The contributor wants to know what role this banner may have played in Chavez' campaign to pursue better living conditions and rights for Mexican-American farm workers.
History Detectives travels to the West Coast to investigate the importance of art in one of the most famous civil rights campaigns in U.S. history
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- Latest CommentI personally know Tap and his beautiful wife Bernice who are living in Oxnard Calif and have seen many of his pictures as well and some of his father Yakima. I understand Tap was the original owner of the saddle. (2 days ago)
- TwitterThe awesome professor we worked with today. @ Tisch School of the Arts - Tom Drysdale. Can't wait for this story! http://t.co/o7MjiSiM (2 months ago)
- FacebookOn my way to Italy in the morning for some business. I will have a day of rest in Milan. Will someone recommend the must see sights in Milan? -- Tukufu Zuberi (8 hours ago)