Cesar Chavez
Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta and Gilbert Padilla, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to become the United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union. Ideologically, his worldview combined left-wing politics with Catholic social teachings.
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Background
- Born in
- Yuma
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Pacem in Terris Award🏆 Gandhi Peace Award🏆 California Hall of Fame🏆 Labor Hall of Honor
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Trending topics shown first"All my life, I have been driven by one dream, one goal, one vision: to overthrow a farm labor system in this nation that treats farm workers as if they were not important human beings. Farm workers ar…"
"Today, the growers are like a punch-drunk old boxer who doesn't know he's past his prime. The times are changing. The political and social environment has changed. The chickens are coming home to roos…"
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1927
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Died
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