First Lady Jill Biden to visit California next week for Cesar Chavez holiday

First lady Jill Biden waves as she walks to a motorcade vehicle after stepping off Marine One at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Friday, March 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

by: Los Angeles Times

Posted: Mar 28, 2021 / 06:29 AM PDT

Updated: Mar 28, 2021 / 06:29 AM PDT

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First Lady Jill Biden plans to visit the Forty Acres monument north of Bakersfield on Wednesday — the birthday of the late civil rights leader and labor organizer Cesar Chavez.

The White House said the “Day of Action” event in Delano would include the Cesar Chavez Foundation, United Farm Workers, and the UFW Foundation.

The location, now a National Historic Monument, is where Chavez — the son of migrant farm workers — first drew national attention to the harsh conditions for agricultural workers in the late 1960s with his union organizing, marches, boycotts and hunger strikes.

President Biden has sought to highlight Chavez’s legacy, selecting a bronze bust of the labor leader for the most visible position behind his desk in the Oval Office.

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