The Grapes of Wrath, in Three Episodes Episode One: The International Grape Boycott of 1969 I was born on June 10, 1969. May 10, 1969, was International Grape Boycott Day. During her ninth month of pregnancy, my mother was craving grapes. César Chávez and his National Farm Workers Association (NFWA, later the United Farm Workers) had been supporting boycotts of California table grapes and picketing growers since 1965. Protests aimed at the Schenley Vineyards Corporation in 1965 and Di Giorgio Fr