Voices from the March (Miguel Contreras)

By 260 Miles of Blogging on March 19

On Thursday we made it to Dinuba, birth and resting place of great labor leader Miguel Contreras. After meeting Cesar Chavez, Miguel became an activist with the United Farm Workers. He rose through the ranks to become, in 1996, the executive secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. We began our walk yesterday in high spirits.