Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was a union organizer and social activist of the 1960s. The son of migrant laborers, Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) and later the United Farm Workers (UFW). He led… More »
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He is equated to Martin Luther King for his non violent stand. He gave of his self and assisted his community with his own accumlation.
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A biography of Cesar Chavez, part of the Fight in the Fields film site. ... CESAR CHAVEZ; By Rick Tejada-Flores; Cesario Estrada Chavez, the most important Latino leader in U.S. history, was born in Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 1927 to Librado Chavez and Juana Chavez. He was the second of 5 children.
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A film profiling farmworker leader Cesar Chavez and the United Farmworkers Union he founded. ... Cesar Chavez was the most important Lation leader in United States History. Dedicated to nonviolence, Chavez built the United Farmworkers Union and convinced millions of Americans to support the farmworkers' struggle for dignity.
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César was born to parents who taught him important ideas about hard work, the importance of education, and respect. As a young boy, César worked on his family’s farm feeding and watering the animals, collecting eggs, and bringing water to the house.
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Cesar Chavez made the community a part of his life. Facing challenges and obstacles head on through non-violent tactics, Chavez helped thousands of migrant workers across the country -- changing the farm labor movement forever. Chavez devel...
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Chavez was born in 1927 and he died in 1993 at the age of 66. Cesar Chavez is known as the nation's foremost (most famous, most important) Latino civil rights leader.
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Important Facts about Cesar Chavez ... Cesar Chavez was born in 1927 in Yuma, Arizona. His family lost their farm due to; back taxes and had to become migrant farm workers to make a living.; After the 8th grade Cesar Chavez became a full-time farm worker.
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Cesar was elected president and executive officer of the NFWA. Dolores Huerta and Gilbert Padilla were elected as vice-presidents. Other important people in the organization were Manuel Chavez (Cesar's cousin) and Reverend Jim Drake.
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