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Cesar Chavez — Part 4
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DSNCNSTRATICN AT FORT MC PHERSON
ATLANTA, GECRSIA, OCTOBER 25, 1989,
AT 11:30 A.M., SPONSORED BY THE
UNITED FARM WORKERS ORGANIZING
CCMMITTE, PROTESTING INCREASED PURCHASE OF
GRAPES BY DEFENSE DEPARTMENT. .
. The leaflets contained captions as follows:
“Tne Grapes of War"
“Den't Help the Pentagon Bust the Grape
Strike!"
"March on Weshingtcn, November 15"
“Washington, D. C. Nov. 15 - - U. S. Out
of Vietnam Now!" .
In adaiticr. tothe abcve leaflets, tnere was a petition
passed cut witn the cther lsafiets, with space for ten names,
which eteted, “We the Undersigned Members of the United ..
States Armed Fcrces, Piedge Not to Eat Table Grapes until
the Grape Scrike and Beycctt are over.”
At tne high point cf the deronstraticn, there were
25 Ceaenstratcrs cbaervea participating and carrying placards
a%. ing as follcws:
“"Boycutt Grapes”
“Bring the Grapes Home”
“3rapes are a N> No" .
"Department of Defenee Buys Scab Grepes"
"Equality and Justice for Farmworkers”
“Vietnam 3rd largest Importer of Grapes"
“Stcp the Grape cf War"
“Whz 350% increase in Vietnam Grapes?”
"Tne DOD is a strikebreaker"
“The Department of Defense is a strikebreaker” ~~
"Der't Buy Grapes picked by Scab Labor" . .
"7,500,000 lbs. cf Grapes Sent to Vietnam ~ 1969° :
"Stomp Grapes - - Not People" ~
"JE,COC,0CO 1bs. of Grapes for the Armed
Forces, why?"
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