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Legal name: Chavez, Cesar Estrada
Birthdate: 1927-03-31
Date of death: 1993-04-23
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Yuma, Arizona, USA
Place of death: San Luis, Arizona, USA
Places of residence: Keene, California, USA
Occupations: farm worker
social activist
civil rights activist
Relationships: Moses, Marion (colleague and friend)
Organizations: United Farm Workers of America (Founder)
Awards and honors: California Hall of Fame (2006)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1994)

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Cesar Chavez: Autobiography of LA Causa by Jacques E. Levy

The story of the life and work of Cesar Chavez, the charismatic founder and leader of the United Farm Workers of America. Founded in 1962, the Union's main goals were to put an end to the exploitation of agricultural workers, upgrade working conditions, and reform the agricultural system in order to dignify farm work. It was a different sort of labor union: It was staffed with idealists who worked for practically no pay; it was based on a philosophy of nonviolence; and it placed strong emphasis on boycotts." from book jacket.… (more)

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