Who Is Cesar Chavez?
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was a civil rights activist and leader of labor movement from the United States. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association with Dolores Huerta and garnered national support for farm workers and unions. Cesar Chavez Day is a national holiday celebrated on his birthday, March 31.
==Youth and Education==
Cesar Estrada Chávez was born on March 31, 1927, in Yuma, Arizona, and is named for his grandfather, Cesario.UFW, 2016 He was one of five children produced by Librado Chávez and Juana Estrada, alongside brothers, Librado and Richard, and sisters, Vicki and Rita.Quinones, S. (2011, July 28). Richard Chavez dies at 81; Brother of Cesar Chavez. Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-richard-chavez-20110728-story.html …show more content…
Chavez returned to San Jose after serving and met Father Donald McDonnell, who discussed the plight of farm workers and the use of strikes. He also introduced Chavez to literature on non-violent protests, including Gandhi, St. Francis, and others. Father McDonnell introduced Chávez to Fred Ross. Ross invited Cesar to join in his Community Service Organization (CSO) and help register voters.UFW, 2016 He also made speeches to gain support for workers’ rights throughout California. In 1958, he became the national director of CSO.Department of Labor. (2016, February 17). Hall of Honor Inductee: Cesar Chavez. United States Department of Labor, …show more content…
Chavez died in his sleep of natural causes on April 23, 1993, close to his birthplace in Yuma, Arizona. He died in the middle of defending UFW from a large lawsuit from Bruce Church, Inc., a large vegetable and lettuce producer from Salinas, California who lost money during the 1980 boycotts of lettuce in places like California and New York. Church, Inc., chose Arizona for its’s agribusiness-friendly laws. Eventually a second judgment worth millions was refused by an appeal’s court and Bruce Church, Inc., signed a contract with UFW in May 1996. Over 50,000 people attended his funeral on April 29, and traveled from all over the U.S. to attend.UFW, 2016 Chavez was buried in the UFW headquarters in California and received fully military honors from the U.S. Navy on the 22nd anniversary of his death, April 23, 2015.CBS/AP. (2015, April 23). 22 years after death, Cesar Chavez gets navy funeral honors. CBS News, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cesar-chavez-gets-navy-funeral-honors-22-years-after-death/ U.S. President Barack Obama declared Chavez’s birthday, March 31, as a national holiday, Cesar Chavez Day, in 2008.Alarcon, E. (2008). Barack Obama calls for National Holiday for Cesar E. Chavez. Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday, http://www.cesarchavezholiday.org/
==References==
===Bibliography===
UFW. (2016). The Story of Cesar Chavez. United Farm Workers, http://www.ufw.org/_page.php?inc=history/07.html
Cesar Chavez was a civil rights activist and leader of labor movement from the United States. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association with Dolores Huerta and garnered national support for farm workers and unions. Cesar Chavez Day is a national holiday celebrated on his birthday, March 31.
==Youth and Education==
Cesar Estrada Chávez was born on March 31, 1927, in Yuma, Arizona, and is named for his grandfather, Cesario.UFW, 2016 He was one of five children produced by Librado Chávez and Juana Estrada, alongside brothers, Librado and Richard, and sisters, Vicki and Rita.Quinones, S. (2011, July 28). Richard Chavez dies at 81; Brother of Cesar Chavez. Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-richard-chavez-20110728-story.html …show more content…
Chavez returned to San Jose after serving and met Father Donald McDonnell, who discussed the plight of farm workers and the use of strikes. He also introduced Chavez to literature on non-violent protests, including Gandhi, St. Francis, and others. Father McDonnell introduced Chávez to Fred Ross. Ross invited Cesar to join in his Community Service Organization (CSO) and help register voters.UFW, 2016 He also made speeches to gain support for workers’ rights throughout California. In 1958, he became the national director of CSO.Department of Labor. (2016, February 17). Hall of Honor Inductee: Cesar Chavez. United States Department of Labor, …show more content…
Chavez died in his sleep of natural causes on April 23, 1993, close to his birthplace in Yuma, Arizona. He died in the middle of defending UFW from a large lawsuit from Bruce Church, Inc., a large vegetable and lettuce producer from Salinas, California who lost money during the 1980 boycotts of lettuce in places like California and New York. Church, Inc., chose Arizona for its’s agribusiness-friendly laws. Eventually a second judgment worth millions was refused by an appeal’s court and Bruce Church, Inc., signed a contract with UFW in May 1996. Over 50,000 people attended his funeral on April 29, and traveled from all over the U.S. to attend.UFW, 2016 Chavez was buried in the UFW headquarters in California and received fully military honors from the U.S. Navy on the 22nd anniversary of his death, April 23, 2015.CBS/AP. (2015, April 23). 22 years after death, Cesar Chavez gets navy funeral honors. CBS News, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cesar-chavez-gets-navy-funeral-honors-22-years-after-death/ U.S. President Barack Obama declared Chavez’s birthday, March 31, as a national holiday, Cesar Chavez Day, in 2008.Alarcon, E. (2008). Barack Obama calls for National Holiday for Cesar E. Chavez. Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday, http://www.cesarchavezholiday.org/
==References==
===Bibliography===
UFW. (2016). The Story of Cesar Chavez. United Farm Workers, http://www.ufw.org/_page.php?inc=history/07.html