Summary Of Farmworkers And Slavery By Dolores Huerta

Slavery was formally abolished in the 19th century, but has it really been abolished? Dolores Huerta in her article “Farmworkers and Slavery” argues that slavery still persists today and one of its modern forms is farm work. Huerta claims that farmworkers are not socially protected by the government and work and live in brutal, slave like conditions. In addition, Huerta states that the concept of violence needs to be broadened to include the harm faced by those who are disadvantaged or discriminated against. I totally agree with the author that our society is plagued by different forms of slavery and nonphysical violence.
To begin with, I agree with the author’s point that slavery exist in new and equally oppressive forms. Huerta notes,