President Obama establishes Cesar Chavez National Monument

Posted on October 9, 2012 by dcampbell1

The historic visit of Barack Obama to La Paz and the dedication of the Cesar Chavez Monument as a national historic site is important.

The video is here. http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2012/10/president-obama-creates-monument-to.html

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Filed under: Conferences and Events, Immigrant Workers, Labor History, Politics, Video Tagged: | Barack Obama, California, Cesar Chavez, La Paz, President, United Farm Workers, United States

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