Longtime civil rights activist dolores huerta, left, engages in a call-and-response with the audience at the summit on race in america at the lbj presidential library on monday, april 8, 2019. "who's got the power?" she asks. "we've got the power!" the audience shouts. "what kind of power?" she asks. "people power!" the audience shouts. Huerta and civil rights leader andrew young, right, discussed their social justice efforts at the summit. Huerta, a presidential medal of freedom recipient, co-founded the united farm workers of america with cesar chavez in the 1960s and has spent decades advocating for laborers, women, and children. Young, a key lieutenant to martin luther king, jr. In the civil rights movement of the 1960s, has served as mayor of atlanta, u. S. Congressman from georgia, and u. S. Ambassador to the united nations. Huerta
the summit on race in america runs from april 8-april 10 at the lbj library. 04/08/2019
lbj library photo by jay godwin.
Loading...
