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A, B, Cesar Chavez’s Life. By Yours Truly: Jett Grayson . Introduction. Cesar Chavez was an activist in the Civil Rights Movement. He nonviolently brought attention to the group of farm workers. He was a Union leader. After.
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A, B, Cesar Chavez’s Life By Yours Truly: Jett Grayson
Introduction • Cesar Chavez was an activist in the Civil Rights Movement. He nonviolently brought attention to the group of farm workers. • He was a Union leader.
After • After working as a director for workers’ rights in the 1950’s, Cesar Chavez built the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), in 1962.
Because • Because of his choice of nonviolent protests, including fasts, to achieve his goals, he has been compared to Gandhi.
Cesar • Cesar Chavez organized the first successful major action against the employers of California’s exploited migrant farmhands.
Dust Bowl • The Dust Bowl took place in the 1930’s. Conditions in many farm areas and the desperate economic situation forced thousands upon thousands of families to become migrant farm workers.
Earned • Cesar Chavez’s effort in his position earned him many allies, such as Robert F. Kennedy, and Jesse Jackson.
From • From his young age of 10, he worked in the fields. He also earned money from selling cigar wrappers. He didn’t attend school past the 7thgrade.By the time he left school, he had attended 30schoolhouses in California.
Grape Growers • The NFWA joined with the AWOC in their strike against grape growers in California in 1965.
Hunger • Another form of protest Cesar Chavez used was hunger strikes, because he thought it was a good way to spread the cause, even though it was unhealthy for him.
In 1968 • In 1968, Cesar Chavez called for a national boycott with the Grape Growers of California. This battle with growers would last for a long time.
Joined Navy • In 1944, Cesar Chavez joined the Navy and served his country in World War II, and after completing 730 days of duty, he returned to California.
Killing Grapes • In the 80’s, Cesar was doing community things around his town when he saw people spraying their crops with pesticides. Cesar got very mad and protested their actions.
Lived • The family of travelers called the Chavez family had to go though farms picking the fruits and crops during the harvest, often sleeping in their wagon.
Marriage • Back in 1948, Cesar Chavez married the beautiful Helen Fabela, and they lived a one-room shack Delano, California.
National • Cesar Chavez did many important things for his country, like starting up foundations, and always helping others.
Once • Once Chavez finished 8th grade, he put forth all of his effort to working in the vine growing fields. His family was then able to buy a little house in San Jose, and they made it their home.
Pesticides • Pesticides were used a lot, and Cesar Chavez did not like these pesticides because they were dangerous to workers’ health. He protested to bring awareness to everyone in the nation.
Quotes • Cesar Chavez once said “If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him…the people who give you their food give you their heart.”
Robert Kennedy • After Cesar Chavez and his followers led the five year strike on growers of the grape, U.S. Senate Subcommittee reconsidered the issue at hand, and Robert Kennedy gave Cesar his full support.
School • Cesar started school when he was 7, and it was hard for him since he only spoke Spanish. He found it easier to learn from his family, who read books to him at home.
Toiled • When he was a kid, Cesar’s relatives toiled in the plains as migrant farm workers.
Under pressure • Cesar was under a lot of pressure to lead a big organization, and he had many important duties. It must have been difficult to manage all that.
Vote • In 1952, Chavez met Mr. Fred Ross, who was part of a group called the Community Service Organization (CSO). Mr. Chavez joined forces with Mr. Ross & joined the CSO. He encouraged Mexican Americans to register and vote.
Wrong • Cesar Chavez’s mother always taught her children that violence and selfishness were wrong.
XXXXXXVI • Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona. He died on April 23, 1993, in San Luis, Arizona.
Young • Young Cesar Chavez had a very difficult life. He had to deal with being excluded from activities with other kids, because they were discriminating against him and called him racial slurs.
Zero Tolerance • Cesar Chavez had zero tolerance for discrimination, not just against Mexicans, but against any person because he had been discriminated himself so he knew how it felt.
Conclusion • Finally, Cesar Chavez’s efforts made an enormous impact on civil rights, and if he wouldn’t have achieved his goals, our lives today would be very different. For this reason, we should always take time to honor and respect the things he did.
Works Cited • http://www.biography.com/people/cesar-chavez- • 9245781http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Chavez.html
