Tag Archives: Cesar Chavez

LAMAR HANKINS / FARMWORKERS / Another civil rights icon who had feet of clay

Posted on March 21, 2026 by Thorne Dreyer

Dolores Huerta. Image from Flickr. By Lamar Hankins / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2026 At age 20, all I knew about migrant farmworkers was found in Woody Guthrie’s song “Plane Wreck at Los Gatos.”  Earlier in 1965 I … Continue reading →

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PODCAST | Cesar Chavez biographer Miriam Pawel with poet-critic Gregg Barrios

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Gregg Barrios, a veteran of the original Rag, moderated a conversation with author Miriam Pawel at the 2014 Texas Book Festival. Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | November 10, 2014 Our guests featured on this Rag Radio podcast … Continue reading →

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