{"id":1045,"date":"2012-05-30T02:08:05","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T02:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.malcs.org\/archive-2017\/?p=1045"},"modified":"2012-05-30T02:12:30","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T02:12:30","slug":"dolores-awarded-presidential-medal-of-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2012\/05\/30\/dolores-awarded-presidential-medal-of-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolores awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n“I’m deeply gratified in receiving the Medal of Freedom. The freedom of association means that people can come together in organization to fight for solutions to the problems they confront in their communities. The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action. It is this right that sustains and nurtures our democracy today. the civil rights movement, the labor movement, the women’s movement, the equality movement for our LGBT brothers and sisters are all manifestations of these rights. I thank President Obama for raising the importance of organizing to the highest level of merit and honor. It is a unique honor and privilege to be included in this group of distinguished individuals being honored here today and the communities they represent.”<\/p>\n

–Dolores Huerta, 5\/30\/2012<\/p>\n

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First photo: AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster<\/a>
\nSecond photo: American Latino Museum<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“I’m deeply gratified in receiving the Medal of Freedom. The freedom of association means that people can come together in organization to fight for solutions to the problems they confront in their communities. The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action. 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