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Cesario Estrada Chavez ( / ˈtʃɑːvɛz /; Spanish: [ˈtʃaβes]; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to become the United ...
Apr 3, 2014 · Union leader and labor organizer Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to improving treatment, pay and working conditions for farm workers.
Jun 20, 2024 · Cesar Chavez (born March 31, 1927, Yuma, Arizona, U.S.—died April 23, 1993, San Luis, Arizona) was an organizer of migrant American farmworkers and a cofounder with Dolores Huerta of the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) in 1962.
Oct 27, 2009 · Cesar Chavez was a Mexican American labor leader and civil rights activist who dedicated his life’s work to what he called la causa (the cause): the struggle of farm workers in the United States...
Aug 24, 2023 · Cesar Chavez was a labor leader and civil rights activist who cofounded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union,...
Mar 30, 2023 · The civil rights leader spent his life advocating for farm workers, drawing on the peaceful tactics used by Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mahatma Gandhi. César Chávez poses for a portrait in...
A true American hero, Cesar Chavez was a civil rights, Latino and farm labor leader; a genuinely religious and spiritual figure; a community organizer and social entrepreneur; a champion of militant nonviolent social change; and a crusader for the environment and consumer rights.
In his most enduring legacy, Chavez gave people a sense of their own power. Farmworkers discovered they could demand dignity and better wages.
Cesar made people aware of the struggles of farm workers for better pay and safer working conditions. He succeeded through nonviolent tactics (boycotts, pickets, and strikes). Cesar Chavez and the union sought recognition of the importance and dignity of all farm workers.
Mar 31, 2019 · The late labor and civil rights icon Cesar Chavez' birthday, March 31, is a federal commemorative holiday since Pres. Barack Obama declared it in 2014. A younger Latino generation assesses his...
