Caesar chavez biography
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Cesar chavez biography
César Chávez
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| Born | César Estrada Chávez (1927-03-31)March 31, 1927 Yuma, Arizona, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 1993(1993-04-23) (aged 66) San Luis, Arizona, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) |
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Cesar Chavez (born César Estrada Chávez (March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American farmworker, labor leader and civil rights activist.
Chávez started the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) along with Dolores Huerta. He wanted equal rights for Mexicans working in the United States. This union became the United Farm Workers.
Caesar chavez biography
He led a boycott against grape companies to gain rights for workers. Chávez used nonviolence to make these changes. Chavez is thought of as one of the leaders in the movement for Chicanos to gain more rights in the late-20th century.
Early life
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