Cesar Chavez speaks at Salinas rally (1970)

KPIX-TV news footage from August 2, 1970 with reporter Ed Arnow featuring scenes from a large farm workers union rally in Salinas, CA. Includes views of farm workers marching and gathered at Hartnell College, where Cesar Chevez gives a speech criticizing a pact between growers and the Teamsters union, which he claims will have a negative impact on the lives of 15,000 field workers in the Salinas Valley. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

This 16mm color reversal film print was scanned in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in October 2023.