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Cesar ChavezCesar Chavez
““Heroic Figure of Our Time”Heroic Figure of Our Time”
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Humble BeginningsHumble Beginnings
• Cesar Chavez was born March 31, 1927 in Yuma, AZ to Librado and Juana Chavez. He was the second oldest of 6 children.
“Destiny” by Leo Limon
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Family Suffers During the Family Suffers During the DepressionDepression
• The Chavez family owned a ranch but during the Depression they lost their land, and in 1937 they moved to California to find work in the fields.
A farm near Yuma, AZ
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Chavez Family Moves to CaliforniaChavez Family Moves to California
The Chavez family worked very hard picking fruits and vegetables. They moved from farm to farm, and Cesar attended morethan 30 schools before leaving school at age 15.
Farm workers picking celery, Chula Vista Photo by Caliosphere
World War II VeteranWorld War II Veteran
• Cesar joined the military during World War II and fought for his country.
Some World War II soldiers.
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After World War IIAfter World War II• Cesar returned to California, married
Helen Fabela in 1948, worked registering Mexican Americans to vote in San Jose in 1952. He moved to Oakland in 1954 while continuing his work with Community Service Organization (CSO).
Post-war Oakland, CA
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Birth of the NFWABirth of the NFWA
• While working for CSO, Cesar’s interest in the plight of Mexican American farm workers led him to organize them into the National Farm Workers Association, which had 1,000 members by 1964.
Cesar during a later strike
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Grape BoycottsGrape Boycotts• Beginning in the 1960s, Cesar led
boycotts against buying grapes to help improve working conditions and pay for workers. One boycott lasted 5 years.
Poster from Grape Boycott
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California Labor Relations ActCalifornia Labor Relations Act• Cesar’s work led to the passage of
legislation titled California Labor Relations Act, the first law to recognize the right of farm workers to organize into unions in 1975. It was signed by Governor Jerry Brown.
Gov. Jerry Brown 1970
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Peaceful Protests and Hunger Peaceful Protests and Hunger StrikesStrikes
• Cesar continued his work during the 1970s and 1980s urging consumers to boycott lettuce. He used non-violence and hunger strikes to counter violence. Grapes were boycotted in protest of pesticides harmful to workers.
“Los de abajo” by Tony Ortega
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Cesar in ActionCesar in Action
. Video. . Web. 13 Oct.
2010 <http://school.eb.com/eb/art-127458>.
One Man’s Life Makes A World of One Man’s Life Makes A World of DifferenceDifference
• Cesar Chavez died April 23, 1993. Tens of thousands of people attended his funeral. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, in 1994.
Chavez in Day of the Dead Ofrenda
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