Mahatma Gandhi's Fight For Human Rights, By Cesar Chavez

Throughout the course of time many people have fought for human rights many different ways. Gandhi who was thrown off a bus wanted equal rights for colored people, Cesar Chavez who fought for immigrant workers rights, and Pope Francis who today fights for human rights. Gandhi, Cesar Chavez, and Pope Francis, who were all determined, spoke out to the public and inspired them to enact change for human rights. Gandhi wanted to fight for human rights because he was thrown off the bus because he was a certain race. Furthermore, this caused Gandhi to create Satyagraha “While still in South Africa, Gandhi created the idea of satyagraha… nonviolent resistance to achieve conflict resolution through conciliation, as opposed to conquest” (Khitpas). Gandhi wanted to protest non violently and make people realize that they need to fight for their rights. However, Gandhi faced some challenges. In the article Mahatma Gandhi the author
For instance, according to The Cesar Chavez Foundation “At age 11, his family lost their farm during the Great Depression and became migrant farm workers… laboring in the fields, orchards and vineyards, where he was exposed to the hardships and injustices of farm worker life.” Cesar his whole life had witnessed the injustices done to workers and this inspired him to fight for workers rights. Furthermore, Cesar did many things to fight for workers rights “He led many strikes and boycotts.” (Gutierrez). Cesar worked hard to fight for the rights so people in the fields wouldn’t be treated wrongly. Cesar protested non-violently so nobody usually got hurt and riots didn’t start. He inspired many with his motto “Sí, se puede!" ("Yes, it can be done!")” (Cesar Chavez). His motto inspired many people to work hard and get the job done. Cesar had a big impact on workers rights and is one of the most well known people for fighting for