Grape Strike On March 17 1966 Dolores Huerta began marching in Delano California More than 70 people marched with her They were headed to Sacramento This city was hundreds of miles away Grape pickers march through California in March 1966 5 Chapter 1
The march took 25 days Many people joined along the way And thousands joined in Sacramento The march brought attention to Delano’s grape pickers These workers were on strike They had also started a grape boycott They wanted better working conditions Did You Know Did You Know Before the strike many farms didn’t provide bathrooms or drinking water for workers 6
By leading marches and boycotts Dolores Huerta brought people together to work for change The strike lasted five years Then farm owners gave in They agreed to make changes Workers won higher pay They got some harmful chemicals banned Huerta had led the way 7
