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The Words of César Chávez
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 236

The Words of César Chávez

Complements the editors' earlier study, The rhetorical career of César Chávez.

The Crusades of Cesar Chavez
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 560

The Crusades of Cesar Chavez

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist Winner of the California Book Award A searching portrait of an iconic figure long shrouded in myth by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of an acclaimed history of Chavez's movement. Cesar Chavez founded a labor union, launched a movement, and inspired a generation. He rose from migrant worker to national icon, becoming one of the great charismatic leaders of the 20th century. Two decades after his death, Chavez remains the most significant Latino leader in US history. Yet his life story has been told only in hagiography-until now. In the first comprehensive biography of Chavez, Miriam Pawel offers a searching yet empathetic portrayal. ...

Cesar Chavez
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 146

Cesar Chavez

Biography of the Mexican-American labor activist who organized and led the braceros, or migrant farm workers, in their struggle for better working conditions.

Cesar Chavez
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 33

Cesar Chavez

Presents the biography of Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers, focusing on his advocacy for Hispanics and farm workers and his nonviolent fight for justice through strikes and demonstrations.

Cesar Chavez
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 46

Cesar Chavez

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2006
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  • Publisher: Capstone

Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Cesar Chavez, the Mexican American activist who founded the first successful farm workers' union in the United States.

Who Was Cesar Chavez?
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 112

Who Was Cesar Chavez?

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-02-07
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  • Publisher: Penguin

Learn more about Cesar Chavez, the famous Latino American civil rights activist. When he was young, Cesar and his Mexican American family toiled in the fields as migrant farm workers. He knew all too well the hardships farm workers faced. His public-relations approach to unionism and aggressive but nonviolent tactics made the farm workers' struggle a moral cause with nationwide support. Along with Dolores Huerta, he cofounded the National Farmworkers Association. His dedication to his work earned him numerous friends and supporters, including Robert Kennedy and Jesse Jackson.

Cesar Chavez
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 48

Cesar Chavez

During the Great Depression, many people had to work long hours and were barely paid enough to survive. Cesar Chavez felt this treatment was unfair and worked to secure more rights. He formed a Union and led strikes and marches that forced landowners to increase wages and improve working conditions. This account shows how Chavez inspired others, proving that it was not necessary to resort to violence to produce change.

Cesar Chavez
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 109

Cesar Chavez

Chavez won the first contract for migrant farm workers in American history, an accomplishment that upheld the dignity of Mexican-Americans, who had traditionally been treated as second-class citizens. Read about this inspiring life dedicated to the pursuit of social justice through nonviolence.

Remembering Cesar
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 124

Remembering Cesar

Collection of remembrances by those who knew Cesar Chavez best the famous, members of the Chavez family, UFW staff and farmworkers themselves.

The Moral Vision of César Chávez
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 218

The Moral Vision of César Chávez

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2003
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  • Publisher: Unknown

A moving story of why and how Cesar Chavez struggled for justice for farm workers and left an indelible mark on the struggle for human dignity.