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THE CITY OF ODESSA
MADE HISTORY TODAY
WITH THEIR VERY FIRST
MARCH IN HONOR OF
CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
CESAR CHAVEZ.
DIFFERENT PEOPLE
AND ORGANIZATIONS
CAME TOGETHER TO
HONORE CHAVEZ'S
LEGACY AND
CELEBRATE WHAT HE
LEFT FOR OUR WORLD
TODAY.
NICK LAWTON HAS
THE STORY.
SI SE PUEDE.
THAT MESSAGE
ADORNED MARCHER'S
SIGNS .... ROUGHLY
TRANSLATED AS "YES
WE CAN".
TODAY'S MARCH WAS
IN HONOR OF CESAR
CHAVEZ ... THE FIRST
OF ITS KIND TO EVER
HIT THE STREETS OF
ODESSA.
SPONSORED BY THE
POLITICAL
ASSOCITAION UNA VOZ
UNIDA ... THE MARCH
DREW IN DOZENS OF
PEOPLE AND MULTIPLE
ORGANIZATIONS.
THEY MARCHED AND
CHANTED.... AND
PERFORMED .... ALL IN
HONOR OF CHAVEZ'S
LEGACY.
"So man of us he's
inspired because of his
activism, his willingness to
sacrifice himself for others
so those values are still
there and alive today."
CHAVEZ IS CREDITED
WITH FORMING THE
FIRST SUCCESSFUL
IN AMERICAN HISTORY
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
OFFICIALS
ATTENDING THE MARCH
SAID THAT LEGACY
SERVES AS AN
INSPIRATION EVEN FOR
TODAY'S WORKERS.
"The Chavez movement
was to help migrant farm
workers and they were
Hispanic and I think our
strong Hispanic community
needs to know the history
of that."
"I strongly believe in the
U.S. Constitution that says
that all people are created
equal, yes? So let's keep it
this way."
"For the people who
marched and chanted as
one today, they said they
were proud to celebrate
this legacy for the first time
in Ector County."
"I was a bit nervous but
it was great. It felt
wonderful to be a part of
people that I don't even
know but we felt like
family."
"Being surrounded by
Hispanics, and he was a
great Hispanic leader, you
feel a great sense of pride
and you're kind of being
part of history here in
Odessa."
THIS WAS NOT
MEANT TO BE A ONE-
TIME EVENT ...
OFFICIALS SAID
THEY'RE GOING TO
MAKE IT ANNUAL ...
DOING WHATEVER IT
TAKES TO MAKE SURE
THE VALUES THAT
CHAVEZ PASSED DOWN
THROUGH THE AGES ....
ARE NEVER
FORGOTTEN.
"He was removed about
two years ago. He was
removed from our
textbooks so it's up to us
as a community to educate
the community and so we
can remember Cesar
Chavez and what he did for
the community."
"Nothing's impossible if
we all stand together and
fight for what we believe
in."
REPORTING IN
ODESSA .... NICK
LAWTON .... NEWSWEST
9.