All About Cesar Chavez

Hi! I’m Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez helped many farm workers gain rights through nonviolent protests!

I am known for being diligent I am known for being diligent. As you learn more about my life, see if you can point out times that I show diligence. First, let’s take a look at what that word means!

"We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.” - Cesar Chavez What does this tell you about Cesar?

constant and earnest effort to That quote tells us that Cesar worked hard to achieve his goals! Someone who works hard is known for being diligent. the word diligence means constant and earnest effort to accomplish a task

Keyes, Cornelius M. (Cornelius Michael), 1944-, Photographer

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? Cesar Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 1927.

Cesar Chavez was born into a Mexican American family.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? His grandfather came to the United States from Mexico in the 1880's.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? Many families left Mexico to come to the United States for better job opportunities.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? Cesar's grandfather farmed a 100 acre ranch in Arizona. One of their sons, Librado, married a women named Juana. Cesar was their second child.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? Cesar had five brothers and sisters. Workers migrated to the United States to find a better life. They did hard jobs that many people did not want to do for little pay.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? The Chavez family had a small farm, and ran a country store. However, the Great Depression and years of drought forced thousands out of work. The Chavez family lost both their farm and store in 1937.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? This time of economic crisis became known as “The Great Depression.” Great Depression- economic crisis and mass unemployment which started in 1929.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? It was a dark time for the United States. People could not get jobs and families were suffering. Men stood in bread lines to get food. People lost their homes, and farmers lost their farms.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? When Cesar’s family lost their farm, they had to move to look for work wherever they could find it. His family traveled throughout the southwestern United States to work. They became migrant workers.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? A migrant worker is someone who moves to get work. Migrant farm workers move to pick crops when they are ready for harvest. It is hard work with low pay and poor working conditions.

Cesar spent most of his teenage years in Delano, California working on farms. In 1946, 17 year-old Cesar Chavez enlisted in the Navy. He stayed in the Navy for two years.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? After the navy, he returned to Delano and married his high school sweetheart, Helen Favela. They had seven children together. Helen became a huge supporter of Cesar and his efforts to help farm workers.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? Helen and Cesar worked long hours in the fields picking grapes. Working conditions were poor. They had to work long hours. They also faced discrimination because of their race.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? Discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person, racial group, or minority based on prejudice.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? Sometimes water was not provided for them and there were no outhouses in the fields for them to use. If housing was provided for the workers it was substandard, usually without running water or indoor bathrooms.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? When the workers tried to form unions to get better conditions, the landowners would do everything they could to defeat them because they didn't want to pay the cost to make conditions better for the workers.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? Cesar wanted to help farm workers receive higher pay and better working conditions. He became a full-time worker for the Community Service Organization (CSO) to try to improve conditions. He organized the workers.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? Cesar left the CSO in order to organize the field workers himself into a union. He started a group called the United Farm Workers Association to help all farm workers.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? Cesar followed the beliefs of fellow civil rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr., with his nonviolent protests. He did not use force when he organized protests.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? Cesar followed the beliefs of fellow civil rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr., with his nonviolent protests. He did not use force when he organized protests.

Author Joel Levine

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? The Delano Grape Strike was the most important event in César Chávez's crusade. It started in 1965. A strike is a period of time when workers stop work in order to force an employer to agree to their demands.

During the strike, farmworkers walked 300 miles from Delano to Sacramento in a pilgrimage.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? The strike lasted for five years from 1965 to 1970. In 1967, striking farmworkers and supporters begin a national boycott of California grapes. A boycott is refusal to buy or use something.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? In the end, Cesar and the workers won and their demands were met. In 1988, Cesar went on a 36 day fast to protest the use of heavy pesticides used on the fields. The poisons were making the field workers sick.

EQ: Who was Cesar Chavez? Cesar died on April 23, 1993 in Arizona. He is remembered for fighting with diligence to increase pay and working to provide better working conditions for all farm workers. His funeral in Delano, CA was attended by 40,000 people.

EQ: How does our life compare and contrast to Cesar Chavez’s life? Think about your life today and Chavez life. How are things in your life different from Cesar’s life? How are things the same?

EQ: How does our life compare and contrast to Cesar Chavez’s life? Here are some things to think about: communication homes transportation hobbies rights and freedoms food clothing

Cesar Chavez was born in EQ: What is the difference between a fact and an opinion? A fact can be proven by looking in a reliable source. Non-fiction books like encyclopedias, dictionaries, and school textbooks contain facts. Examples: The Delano Grape Strike lasted five years. Cesar Chavez was born in Arizona on March 31st, 1927.

EQ: What locations are significant to Cesar Chavez? Cesar Chavez traveled to many different places! Let’s see if we can find some of the important places he went.

EQ: What locations are significant to Cesar Chavez? Let’s use a map to find some of the places that are important to Cesar Chavez!

Pacific Ocean

EQ: What character traits describe Cesar Chavez? courage is the ability to do something that you know is difficult or dangerous

diligence steady, earnest, and energetic effort to accomplish a task EQ: What character traits describe Cesar Chavez? diligence steady, earnest, and energetic effort to accomplish a task

leadership a person who rules, guides, or inspires others EQ: What character traits describe Cesar Chavez? leadership a person who rules, guides, or inspires others

EQ: What character traits describe Cesar Chavez? cooperative working or acting together peacefully for a common purpose or benefit

patience is the ability to handle hardships in a calm manner EQ: What character traits describe Cesar Chavez? patience is the ability to handle hardships in a calm manner

EQ: What character traits describe Cesar Chavez? Complete the adjective bubble map on Cesar. Write character traits and adjectives in the bubbles to describe Cesar Chavez.

We have learned many important facts about EQ: What are the most important facts about Cesar Chavez? We have learned many important facts about Cesar Chavez!

EQ: What are the most important facts about Cesar Chavez? We learned that he was born in Yuma, Arizona in 1927. His family worked as migrate farm workers. He is known for showing diligence. He faced discrimination throughout his life. He spent his life helping farm workers.

EQ: What are the most important facts about Cesar Chavez? Cesar Chavez used nonviolent protests such as marches, strikes, and boycotts to fight for workers rights. His most famous protest was the Delano Grape Strike. During the strike, farmworkers and supporters boycotted California grapes.

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