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On Sept. 8, 1965, Larry Itliong was among the many farmworkers that initiated a sit-in in Delano, California. Though he didn’t know it at the time, he would play a crucial role in the the legendary Delano Grape Strike and the labor movement that followed.
This story—reported by Dhanika Pineda—chronicles Itliong’s oft-overlooked life story and the legacy his family continues to fight to preserve 59 years later.
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