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Born in Arizona
He was born in Mexican family with his parent and brothers and sisters -
He spent his childhood as a migrant worker
1927-1938. He lived in Arizona until he was 11 years old, they lived out by raising chickens, watermelon and vegetables on their farm -
His family had problem
Chavez family went broke , he and his family became migrant worker , traveling from place to place because of Great Depression -
After his family went broke
1938-1942
He attended more than 30 different schools because they traveled around so much -
Got married
He got married a woman named Helen and they had eight children. -
He got his first job
He got his first steady job, he became a staff member of the Community Service Organization, a group dedicated to protecting the civil rights of Mexican Americans. They had enough money to pay the bills. They also had a few hundred dollars in the bank -
Quit his job
He decided to desperately to help those farm workers and set out to organize a farm workers's union. He traveled all over California and he explained that the union would fight for fair wages and never use violence to win its battle -
The union became known as the United Farm Workers Association
This's a good idea because this helped the migrant workers get a good wages and conditions. -
He went on a fast
His union members thought the only way to get the grape companies is use violence. And he tried to stop them because he worried La Causa was losing sight of its goal -
The California grape growers signed the first contract
This is the most important because the farm workers could get a better wages and better conditions -
He became a symbol for all oppression workers
1970-1993
He decided to keep fighting until all crop growers treated their workers with fairness and respect. -
He died in Arizona
Before he died he had already done a lot of good things for farm workers. Cesar Chavez Day is a federal commemorative holiday in the U.S. by proclamation of President Obama in 2014.
