'American Identity' - Labor Leader Dolores Huerta On Coining Iconic Phrase “Sí Se Puede”

Labor leader Dolores Huerta explores what "American Identity" means to her, including the internal struggle between her Mexican-American and indigenous roots. She also discusses her decades-long fight for farmworkers’ rights. NBC News NOW correspondent Simone Boyce joins Dolores as she traces her family history 300 years back. Sponsored by Ancestry.
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[@TheAlfredPlatform]

So happy they are giving this woman her flowers. Never heard of her but the contributions of all communities should be made known

[@sigmundgroth6452]

You probably are not an American, or live under a rock, she has collaborated with several Democratic Presidents of the U.S. and has received several honorary doctorates by U.S. and foreign universities, she also was awarded The Presidential Medal Of Freedom from the U.S. Government, the Order Of The Aztec Eagle (most important decoration awarded by the Mexican Government) The Eleanor Roosevelt Award For Human Rights, she was named as One Of The 100 Most Important Women Of The 20th Century, more than a dozen U.S. schools are named after her, and a lot more Awards and Recognition by national and international institutions, and many books have been written about her achievements and leadership as a workers' rights leader... oh! and a lot of flowers. Meanwhile all you can do is run a ytube channel with less than 5K subscribers...

[@singingplaylist7779]

THAT WAS AWESOOOOOME!!
SO COOL DOLORES IS ALSO NATIVE AMERICAN! AND MESTIZA AND HAS EVEN WHITE LINEAGE... TOO AMAZING!! I'M SO BLESSED I GOT TO MEET MY HERO ON PERSON TWO YEARS AGO
GOD BLESS YOU DOLORES
SI SE PUEDE!!!!

[@jchavez7357]

That’s right- WE BEEN HERE!! This is our land too.

[@aceofcups3493]

The Labor Union needs to be reformed, reborn, and expanded.

[@tinahorn3671]

Desperately so!

[@tinamaciad2209]

So proud of Dolores Huerta and her roots yes this land belonged to Indigenous peoples long before the white man was here...Si Se Puede!

[@LuisRodriguez-ni1dq]

I love her story.

[@c.h.ingate5271]

I was fortunate to work directly under Dolores on the boycott in New York in 1974.

[@eliseomartinez7911]

lol im related to dolores huerta the Martinez used to be Martin-Serrano until after 1850 they changed to Martinez

[@kascnef]

she's hot

[@rudysalcedo9391]

wait wasnt cesar chavez against illegal immigration and open borders?

[@manuelbanuelos4867]

Why didn’t they try for better jobs since they had papers.

[@galaxyfingers]

girl...

[@capt.confusion4744]

If you're an American yes, if not get out or zip it

[@13killa69]

Are you Native? Maybe you should zip it.