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Saturday, June 6, 2009
The Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee
In June 1960, the American Federation of Labor chartered the Agricultural Worker's Organizing Committee (AWOC). Some Stockton organizers in the AWOC were Larry Itliong, Cipriano "Rudy" Delvo, and Dolores Huerta. They would become integral parts of the labor movement, leading many protests, including the Delano Grape Strike.
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