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Oct 28, 2026 6:10 PM EDT

Dolores Huerta, the pioneering labor leader and civil rights icon, died Wednesday from cancer at her home in Bakersfield, California. Amna Nawaz looks back at Huerta's life and legacy.

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Amna Nawaz serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour.

@IAmAmnaNawaz Solveig Rennan Sandbulte

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Solveig Rennan Sandbulte is a producer of national affairs for PBS News Hour and Horizons.

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