- He knew these rights from the Constitution and the Bill of Rights belonged to everyone (citizens and noncitizens living in the United States).
The grape pickers' strike of 1965 and the national grape boycott he called for made him a famous leader throughout the U.S. and won his union the support of political leaders like Senator Robert Kennedy. He was nonviolent like Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights leader. Sometimes he fasted for long periods to bring attention to his cause. Cesar Chavez showed all Americans how to step forward and lead by using our freedoms to the fullest.
The grape pickers' strike of 1965 and the national grape boycott he called for made him a famous leader throughout the U.S. and won his union the support of political leaders like Senator Robert Kennedy. He was nonviolent like Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights leader. Sometimes he fasted for long periods to bring attention to his cause. Cesar Chavez showed all Americans how to step forward and lead by using our freedoms to the fullest.
- Today is set aside to honor Cesar Chavez , a man who led a historic movement for civil rights, labor rights and human rights. Chávez worked hard to get a square deal for farm workers.
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