Cesar Chavez, the Catholic Bishops, and the Farmworkers' Struggle for Social Justice
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: August 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9780816525553
Subjects: History; Political Science; Church and labor; Catholic Church; Politics/International Relations; Politics / Current Events; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights; Labor & Industrial Relations - Unions; Government - U.S. Government; United States - State & Local - West; California; Christianity - History - General; 1927-; 20th century; Chavez, Cesar,
Description: "Drawing upon rich, untapped archival sources at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Marco Prouty exposes the American Catholic hierarchy's internal, and often confidential, deliberations during the California farm labor crisis of the 1960s and 1970s. He traces the Church's gradual transition from reluctant mediator to outright supporter of Chavez, providing an intimate view of the Church's decision-making process and Chavez's steadfast struggle to win rights for farmworkers."--BOOK JACKET.