Cesar Chavez

By Tyler.worley

  • Birthdate

    Birthdate
    He was born.

  • Migrants

    Migrants
    Chavez's family loses their farm and becomes migrant workers.

  • 8th Grade Graduation

    8th Grade Graduation
    After Cesar finished 8th grade he left school to become a full time farm worker to help support his family.

  • White Vs. Mexican Segregation

    White Vs. Mexican Segregation
    Chavez refused to sit in the Mexican section of a movie theater and was held in custody for an hour.
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    WW2

    Chavez fought in World War 2 in the U.S. Navy.

  • Marriage

    Marriage
    Cesar marries Helen Fabela.

  • CSO

    CSO
    Cesar Chavez joined the Community Service Organization.

  • NFWA

    NFWA
    Chavez forms the National Farm Workers Association.

  • Newspaper

    Newspaper
    Chavez starts El Malcriado: The Voice of the Farm Worker, the official newspaper of the NFWA.

  • Grape Boycott

    Grape Boycott
    NFWA members go on strike against grape growers and start a local grape boycott.

  • Robert Kennedy

    Robert Kennedy
    Senator Robert Kennedy supports the NFWA grape boycott.

  • Delano March

    Delano March
    Chavez leads a 250-mile march from Delano to Sacramento, California, to let the public and law-makers know about the mistreatment of farm workers.

  • Hunger Strike

    Hunger Strike
    Chavez starts his first hunger strike; it lasts for 25 days in February and March (it was done to stop violence against strikers).

  • California Grape

    California Grape
    The nationwide boycott of California grapes begins.

  • Cesar Jailed

    Cesar Jailed
    Chavez is jailed for defying a court order against boycotting.

  • Name Changed

    Name Changed
    The name of the NFWA changes to United Farm Workers (UFW).

  • Union Elections

    Union Elections
    Chavez leads a 1,000 mile march through the Central Valley of California, in order to call attention to the union elections.

  • Progress

    Progress
    The California Labor Relations Act was passed; it was the first law that protected the rights of organizations of farm laborers .

  • End Boycott

    End Boycott
    Chavez announces that all general lettuce and grape boycotts are ended.

  • New Boycott

    New Boycott
    Chavez announces a new grape boycott, due the excessive use of pesticides.

  • UFW Film

    UFW Film
    The UFW produces a film call The Wrath of Grapes, about the dangerous use of pesticides on food.

  • Working Conditions

    Working Conditions
    Chavez leads a 1,000-person march calling for improved working conditions in farms.

  • Death

    Death
    Cesar Estrada Chavez dies during a fast.

  • Medal of Freedom

    Medal of Freedom
    Chavez is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

  • Stamp

    Stamp
    The US Post Office issues a Cesar Chavez stamp (first class, 37¢).