Oct 27, 2009 · Cesar Chavez was a Mexican American labor leader and civil rights activist who dedicated his life’s work to what he called la causa (the cause): the struggle of farm workers in the United...

Chavez worked to organize Mexican American farm workers in California, 1965, advocating for better wages, safer working conditions, and less exposure to pesticides. An impediment to their cause was the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, …

Cesario Estrada Chavez (/ ˈtʃɑːvɛz /; Spanish: [ˈtʃaβes]; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.

Dec 21, 2024 · Chavez, who was a farm labourer himself, grew up in a family of Mexican American descent. After his parents lost their farm during the Great Depression, the family moved to California, where they became migrant workers. He lived in a succession of migrant camps and attended school sporadically.

Cesar Chavez and the union sought recognition of the importance and dignity of all farm workers. It was the beginning of La Causa a cause that was supported by organized labor, religious groups, minorities, and students.

Mar 30, 2023 · Over the next six decades, he went from back-breaking work in California’s fields to national fame, fighting for the rights of millions of farm workers. Though he became an icon for Mexican...

Aug 24, 2023 · Cesar Chavez was a labor leader and civil rights activist who cofounded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union, with...

Jul 11, 2024 · Cesar Chavez was a prominent labor leader and civil rights activist who served as the president of the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) from 1962 to 1965. Image: Cesar Chavez (center) marching with United Farm Workers members from the Mexican border to Sacramento in Redondo Beach, California.

Cesar Chavez (1927 to 1993) was an iconic Mexican American labor organizer, civil rights activist, and folk hero who dedicated his life to improving the pay and working conditions of farm workers.

An ardent advocate of nonviolence, Chávez was one of the most inspirational labor leaders of the 20th century, with an influence that stretched far beyond the California fields. César Chávez was born on March 31, 1927, the second of five children and the oldest of three brothers.