# Boyle Heights and Dolores Huerta's farmworker legacy

https://thelalocal.org/news/dolores-huerta-eastside-legacy/

Dolores Huerta linked Boyle Heights to the birth of the farmworker movement. She recalled César Chávez calling from his Folsom and Fickett home with a union idea. The area remains a key site in Chicano movement history.

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Created: 2026-10-29T20:49:48.187997+00:00

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