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New Mexico leaders pay tribute to civil rights icon Dolores Huerta following her death at 96

States Newsroom · October 28, 2026

Legendary civil rights activist and United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, a native New Mexican, died Wednesday at her home in California. “ We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has passed away today at the age of 96,” her family wrote in a statement posted by the Dolores…

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New Mexico leaders pay tribute to civil rights icon Dolores Huerta following her death at 96

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