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This biography of Chavez by Richard Griswold del Castillo and Richard A. Garcia is the first to approach Chavez's life - his courageous acts, his turning points, his many perceived personas - in the context of Chicano and American history. It reveals a shy, quiet man who was launched by events into a maelstrom of campesino strikes, religious fervor, and nonviolent battles for justice. Among his friends and supporters he counted Martin Luther King...
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A concise biography of Cesar Chvez documents the life of the United Farm Workers organizer. A biographical essay is accompanied by several types of documents: Chavez in his own words, Chaez in the words of his contemporaries, Chavez as seen by historians in a group of secondary sources, and a visual portfolio of twenty photographs and cartoons.
3) Cesar Chavez
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Biography of the Mexican-American labor activist who organized and led the braceros, or migrant farm workers, in their struggle for better working conditions.
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A biography of Cesar Chavez, social activist, union organizer, and spokesperson for the poor. Also profiled are Terence V. Powderly, who led the Knights of Labor, one of the most important early labor organizations in the United States, and Dolores Huerta, who worked with Cesar Chavez to found and organize what would become the United Farm Workers of America, and who has also encouraged Hispanic American women to run for office.
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