Dolores Huerta died peacefully Wednesday at 96.

She co-founded the United Farm Workers, negotiated the first farmworker union contracts in U.S. history, and gave the movement “Sí, se puede.” She was jailed 22 times and severely beaten by police at a peaceful protest. Yet, she kept organizing--for Black lives, immigrant justice, LGBTQ+ equality, women’s rights, and a living wage. Across the rural Southeast, our grantee partners carry her work forward every day.