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Cesar Chavez's love of jazz and pachuco culture

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Cesar Chavez's love of jazz and pachuco culture American Masters

Premiered September 29, 2023
Cesar Chavez's love of jazz and pachuco culture

Civil rights activist Cesar Chavez expressed an interest in music from an early age.

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Civil rights activist Cesar Chavez expressed an interest in music from an early age.
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Cesar Chavez's love of jazz and pachuco culture

Jim Cassell organized concerts as fundraisers for the farmworkers’ movement.
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How the farmworkers’ movement used concerts to fundraise

Singer Joan Baez was one of the peaceful protesters of the farmworkers’ movement.
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Peaceful protest with Joan Baez

Daniel Valdez created a bolero song from the poem "Brown-Eyed Children of the Sun."
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The music of America’s farmworkers

See how Cesar Chavez and the farmworkers’ movement were influenced by music and the arts.
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A Song for Cesar

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