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Community Service Organization (1947-) was an important California Latino
civil rightsCivil and political rights are a class of rights and freedoms that protect individuals from unwarranted government action and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression....
organization, most famous for training
Cesar ChavezCésar Estrada Chávez was a Mexican American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers . Supporters say his work led to numerous improvements for union laborers...
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Dolores HuertaDolores C. Huerta is the co-founder and First Vice President Emeritus of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO , and a prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America.-Early life:...
. It was founded in 1947 by
Fred RossFred Ross was an American community organizer. He founded the Community Service Organization , which, with the support of the Industrial Areas Foundation, organized Mexican Americans in California. The CSO in San Jose, CA gave a young Cesar Chavez his first training in organizing, which he would...
and Edward Roybal and was a source of political support for Roybal during his long political career.
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The
Community Service Organization (1947-) was an important California Latino
civil rightsCivil and political rights are a class of rights and freedoms that protect individuals from unwarranted government action and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression....
organization, most famous for training
Cesar ChavezCésar Estrada Chávez was a Mexican American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers . Supporters say his work led to numerous improvements for union laborers...
and
Dolores HuertaDolores C. Huerta is the co-founder and First Vice President Emeritus of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO , and a prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America.-Early life:...
. It was founded in 1947 by
Fred RossFred Ross was an American community organizer. He founded the Community Service Organization , which, with the support of the Industrial Areas Foundation, organized Mexican Americans in California. The CSO in San Jose, CA gave a young Cesar Chavez his first training in organizing, which he would...
and Edward Roybal and was a source of political support for Roybal during his long political career.