Trampling Out the Vintage
Cesar Chavez and the Two Souls of the United Farm Workers

Dramatic new history of Cesar Chavez and the rise and fall of the United Farm Workers.

The slogan Yes we can!A"-in the form Si Se Puede!A"-predates Obama's 2008 presidential campaign by more than four decades. It was the coinage of the United Farm Workers' cofounder Cesar Chavez: a man who led his organization to many victories and secured collective bargaining rights for California farm workers. A charismatic leader who continues to inspire much controversy, Chavez built the United Farm Workers into a major force and a voice for the Mexican-American community, previously excluded from national politics.