(The Conversation) — On March 31, 1966, labor rights pioneer Cesar Chavez wasn’t celebrating his birthday in any usual manner. Rather, he was 14 days into a 25-day pilgrimage in California ...

United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez, carrying a sign calling for a boycott of table grapes, leads about 400 people in picketing at a Safeway supermarket in Seattle on Dec. 19, 1969.

We passed by the refurbished headquarters of the United Farm Workers and the Cesar Chavez Foundation, the two organizations through which the labor leader launched his people-power revolution.

Cesar Chavez inspired the world; Larry Itliong inspired Cesar Chavez. In 1965, the Filipino laborer led California grape pickers on a strike that would spark the modern farmworker movement.

There is good reason for this. Chavez occupies a major place in U.S. history. As the leader of the farmworkers’ struggle for unionization and dignity beginning in the 1960s, Chavez accomplished ...

We passed by the refurbished headquarters of the United Farm Workers and the Cesar Chavez Foundation, the two organizations through which the labor leader launched his people-power revolution.

Cesar Chavez learned how to organize labor theory and the non-violent ... Their lessons along with the Council of Churches of Santa Clara County laid the groundwork for a revolution led by Chavez.

J ust one day ahead of Cesar Chavez’s birthday on March 31, the Cesar Chavez Commemorative Committee San Fernando Valley (CCCCSFV) is holding a march and rally in Pacoima to not only honor the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) On March 31, 1966, labor rights pioneer Cesar Chavez wasn’t celebrating his birthday in any usual manner. Rather, he was 14 days into a 25-day pilgrimage in California from ...

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