Dolores Huerta

And if I don't do it, then farm workers are always going to have to live in the same type of miserable conditions that they're working and living in. My mother used to say that. to us growing up. If you can help someone, if you have the ability, then you have an obligation and responsibility to do that. And so that has sort of been my mantra throughout my whole life.

Well, we knew that Senator Robert Kennedy, he was a champion for poor people. for people in Appalachia, for people in Brooklyn, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and that we had lost someone that would really stand up and speak for us. But at the same time, we knew that we had to continue because if Senator Robert Kennedy would have continued living, this is what he would have wanted us to do.

Well, we knew that Senator Robert Kennedy, he was a champion for poor people. for people in Appalachia, for people in Brooklyn, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and that we had lost someone that would really stand up and speak for us. But at the same time, we knew that we had to continue because if Senator Robert Kennedy would have continued living, this is what he would have wanted us to do.

So there was no way that we could stop the work. We had to do it in his honor.

So there was no way that we could stop the work. We had to do it in his honor.

Absolutely. And I think that's a good lesson for our nation. Again, if they try to kill our democracy, you know, that we have, we're the ones that have the responsibility to fight for it. And that means each and every person. And democracy, the foundation of democracy is voting.

Absolutely. And I think that's a good lesson for our nation. Again, if they try to kill our democracy, you know, that we have, we're the ones that have the responsibility to fight for it. And that means each and every person. And democracy, the foundation of democracy is voting.

Absolutely. Yeah, many people thought that I would stop my activism at that point in time. But I knew that actually we espoused the whole idea. nonviolent actions, then the way that we have to respond to violence is by showing that we can continue and that we're not going to let acts of violence stop us. Because if we do that, that means that the opposition would win. And we can't let that happen.

Absolutely. Yeah, many people thought that I would stop my activism at that point in time. But I knew that actually we espoused the whole idea. nonviolent actions, then the way that we have to respond to violence is by showing that we can continue and that we're not going to let acts of violence stop us. Because if we do that, that means that the opposition would win. And we can't let that happen.

Yeah, the response was overwhelming. We had so many flowers. We had flowers for everybody in the hospital. Really? Were you able to share them with other people? Yeah, we were able to share them with everybody. That's nice. And the people in the hospital were so kind, and they were allowing press people to come in. It was pretty overwhelming. But again, it kind of showed the support that we had.

Yeah, the response was overwhelming. We had so many flowers. We had flowers for everybody in the hospital. Really? Were you able to share them with other people? Yeah, we were able to share them with everybody. That's nice. And the people in the hospital were so kind, and they were allowing press people to come in. It was pretty overwhelming. But again, it kind of showed the support that we had.

It gave me more determination to continue.

It gave me more determination to continue.

Yeah, my mother set the values for our family. I mean, she was a great devotee of St. Francis of Xavier. And St. Francis of Assisi, and she's the one that taught us that you, as I mentioned, that you have to help people if you possibly can. And actually, my mother had a business. She had a restaurant. But one of her friends, who was Japanese, was interned after World War II.

Yeah, my mother set the values for our family. I mean, she was a great devotee of St. Francis of Xavier. And St. Francis of Assisi, and she's the one that taught us that you, as I mentioned, that you have to help people if you possibly can. And actually, my mother had a business. She had a restaurant. But one of her friends, who was Japanese, was interned after World War II.

And my mother's friend, she asked my mother if she would take over her business, which is a hotel. My mother gave up her own business to help her friend and took over her hotel while she was in the internment camps. I hope that her friend was able to return. Yes, she did. They were able to return. Unfortunately, my mother... We had the business, but we didn't have the building.

And my mother's friend, she asked my mother if she would take over her business, which is a hotel. My mother gave up her own business to help her friend and took over her hotel while she was in the internment camps. I hope that her friend was able to return. Yes, she did. They were able to return. Unfortunately, my mother... We had the business, but we didn't have the building.

And the people that owned the building refused to give it back to the Japanese owner. But when it was able to help them start a whole new business, they started a jewelry store.

And the people that owned the building refused to give it back to the Japanese owner. But when it was able to help them start a whole new business, they started a jewelry store.

Well, I think women, we are more compassionate. We believe in sharing. We believe in cooperation and not competition. We are definitely against wars because we do not want to see our husbands, brothers, our children killed. We don't want to see our children killed. We don't want to see other people's children get killed.