It was also noted by historians that Chavez’ farm boycotts were the Occupy movement of the 70s and 80s.
“It was also noted by historians that Chavez’ farm boycotts were the Occupy movement of the 70s and 80s.”
Chavez was mostly active in the ‘60s and ‘70s, by the early 80s his UFW was fading.
I’m old enough to remember Chavez organizing the United Farm Workers and it sure doesn’t make me think of the Occupy movement. It looked like a pretty conventional union organizing campaign and as I recall he had to fight off the Teamsters to keep his UFW going.
The only similarity between Chavez and Occupy I can think of is that both attracted liberal supporters.