In 1968, Linda and her now husband, Carlos, were just college students at SDSU. Author: Tim Blodgett Updated: 6:54 PM PDT March 31, 2021
SAN DIEGO The 1960s were a tumultuous time in the United States.
Movements, demonstrations and civil unrest defined the decade and captivated national audiences. National leaders moved to the forefront of these movements. Leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Gloria Steinem and César Chávez, organized people, led marches and boycotts and ultimately shaped real change for the people they represented.
“When we drive from San Diego to Delano, we would see the farmworkers in the field bending over and doing that hard work,” Linda Legerrette, a former close associate to Chávez, said. “To see poor people who put the food on our tables being treated like they didn’t exist, without respect, without dignity, with terrible pay.”