This site was absolutely foundational for farmers civil rights in California. It was the birthplace of the United Farm Workers (UFW) which is the longest-running, most influential farm labor union in the U.S., founded in 1966 by Larry Itliong, César Chávez, and Dolores Huerta. It has a list of necessary ideals that they advocate for including “better wages, safer working conditions, and immigration reforms for agricultural workers through strikes, boycotts, and political lobbying” (National Farm Worker Ministry, 2018).

It was important for the birth of the UFW, but is still significant today. It’s now a National Historic Landmark that aims to preserve the legacy of the farm labor movement, and the founder César Chávez. It continues to be managed by “the Cesar Chavez Foundation for community services, including a retirement village, despite past vandalism, a 1970s bombing, and the union's move to Keene” (U.S. National Park Service, 2022).