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Dolores Huerta, civil rights leader and co-founder of United Farm Workers, dies at 96
- Dolores Huerta, a civil rights leader and labor activist, died at 96.
- She co-founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez to improve farm workers' conditions.
- Huerta coined the rallying cry 'Sí, se puede!' that became widely recognized.
- She continued to advocate for immigration and voting rights into her 90s.
- Huerta passed away from cancer at her home in Bakersfield, California, surrounded by family.
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