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New York: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc., 1975, First edition. Dedication page inscribed by César Chávez. 4to; 546 pp. Red cloth boards, gilt lettered spine, black and white photos and illustrations, color illustrated dust jacket, bottom front flap corner clipped, mylar protective sleeve, designed by Judith Kazdym Leeds. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Provenance: Myrtle Banks (1919- ), African American Labor Unionist, Oakland, CA. César Chávez (1927-1993), American Labor Leader. Myrtle Banks (MB) memorabilia and photographs, archival data held at Cornell University, titled UFWOC & Grape Strike of 1974, suggest MB met César Chávez (CC) two years before the book's inscription (BI). (ILGWU) Two days prior to the BI, KQED News report, September 20, 1976, CC was on a college campus in support of Proposition 14, San Francisco (SF) Bay Area, MB s local region. (KQED) CC came to SF often where he could rely upon a stronghold of community support, Latinos, radicals, unionists, and other progressives. (Drew) A day after the BI, CC led a rally at Salinas High School Auditorium at 6:30 p.m., September 23, 1976. (Californian) Resultant inference, CC and MB encountered each other again, in the SF Bay Area, at one of many push Proposition 14 campaign rallies in-between the events above, as chronicled in the BI, "to Myrtle Banks - best personal wishes - César Chávez - 9/22/76 - Sacto". End notes and references: 1)Biographical / Historical: (1919) MB was born in North Little Rock, AK. (1946) She began work in California s (CA) garment industry, and became a member of the Dressmakers Union Local 101 in SF. (1961) After 15 years working as a garment worker, for a time, served as shop steward at Koret of CA in SF, and she became a ILBGWU business agent. (1984) MB retired from her position as business representative in the Pacific Northwest District Council. Throughout her career, MB served as Chair of the Alameda County Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute, Vice President of the Alameda County Civil Service Commission, and Trustee of the SF Joint Board. 2) Box 1 Folder 20 UFWOC & Grape Strike 1974. Source: ILGWU MB Memorabilia and Photographs, P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library. Accessed July 5, 2025. 3)MB, Chairman, Alameda Co. A.P.R.I., 302 Pacific Bldg. / 610 16th St, Oakland, CA 94612, Ph. (415) 465-8033-4. Source: APRI Chapters Gear Up for 74 Elections, CA AFL-CIO News, Vol. 17-No. 8, February 22, 1974. 4) KQED News report from September 20th 1976 featuring a speech by CC on a college campus in support of Proposition 14, Source: Chávez Speech on Proposition 14, KQED News, 20 September 1976. 5) Cesar came to the City often, where he could rely upon a strong supportive community of Latinos, radicals, unionists, and other progressives. Source: Drew, Jesse. CC and SF. Historical Essay. found sf. Accessed July 5, 2025. 6) Teamster endorsement was disclosed with word from UFW s Salinas office that CC, UFW director, will be in Salinas tomorrow for a 6:30 p.m. rally at Salinas High School Auditorium to push Proposition 14. Source: Californian (Salinas), Volume 105, Number 228, 22 September 1976.
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