“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.
Nor I. There was no gunplay in the Occupy movement as a I recall. However, it was not uncommon in the conflict between Chavez' UFW and the farmers and ranchers.
I speak from personal experience as my client and I were returning from dinner in coastal California when a rifle shot came thru the front windshield and planted itself in the passenger's seat, about 8 inches from my left ear.
It wasn't the irst time he was shot at. Nor the last.