Mavis and her band perform "We Shall Not Be Moved" at Chicago Symphony Center in April, 2014. From the Special Edition DVD of "Mavis!", a film about Mavis Staples and The Staple Singers directed by Jessica Edwards…
The United Farm Worker’s union (UFW), most of whose members were Mexican or of Mexican ancestry, was led by the charismatic César Chávez and Dolores Huerta.
El Teatro Campesino was the UFW’s cultural arm. Two of the Teatro’s founders, Luis Valdéz and Agustín Lira translated “We Shall Not Be Moved” into “No nos moverán,” which became one of the most important anthems in the farm worker and broader Chicano movements…
