chavez, cesar

A brief biography of the migrant farm worker who led the nation-wide boycott of grapes as part of his movement to organize and help farm laborers in the United States.

Chronicles the life of Cesar Chavez, and discusses his creation of the United Farm Workers Movement that used strikes, boycotts, and fasts to make cultural and political history. Includes biographical sketches, primary documents, a chronology, and a glossary.

Provides a biography of Mexican American labor organizer Cesar Chavez covering his birth, childhood, teen years, and adulthood. Includes a timeline.

Describes the partnership between Dolores Huerta and C?sar Ch?ves, the founding of the National Farm Workers Association, and their combined efforts to improve working conditions for agricultural laborers. Presented in English and Spanish.

Provides an introduction to the life and work of labor and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, and features articles that discuss his early struggles, the events that led him to organize a union for farm workers, the social and political impact of his work, his strategies and tactics, and his legacy.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of this great Mexican American and labor leader.

Presents a short biography of Cesar Chavez, and chronicles his childhood in Arizona and migration to California during the Great Depression, his encounters with discrimination that led him to organize the National Farm Workers Association in 1962, and his fight against grape growers.

Profiles the March 1966 National Grape Boycott led by Mexican-American activist, Cesar Chavez, in order to protest the conditions that farmworkers had to endure including inadequate housing and wages.

The life and historical significance of the Mexican American labor organizer who demanded rights for migrant farm workers.