A, B, Cesar
Chavez’s Life
By Yours Truly:
Jett Grayson 
Introduction
 Cesar Chavez was an activist in the Civil Rights
Movement. He nonviolently brought attention
to the group of farm workers.
 He was a Union leader.
After
 After working as a director for workers’ rights
in the 1950’s, Cesar Chavez built the National
Farm Workers Association (NFWA), in 1962.
Because
 Because of his choice of nonviolent protests,
including fasts, to achieve his goals, he has
been compared to Gandhi.
Cesar
 Cesar Chavez organized the first successful
major action against the employers of
California’s exploited migrant farmhands.
Dust Bowl
 The Dust Bowl took place in the 1930’s.
Conditions in many farm areas and the
desperate economic situation forced
thousands upon thousands of families to
become migrant farm workers.
Earned
 Cesar Chavez’s effort in his position earned
him many allies, such as Robert F. Kennedy,
and Jesse Jackson.
From
 From his young age of 10, he worked in the
fields. He also earned money from selling
cigar wrappers. He didn’t attend school past
the 7th grade. By the time he left school, he
had attended 30 schoolhouses in California.
Grape Growers
 The NFWA joined with the AWOC in their strike
against grape growers in California in 1965.
Hunger
 Another form of protest Cesar Chavez used
was hunger strikes, because he thought it was
a good way to spread the cause, even though
it was unhealthy for him.
In 1968
 In 1968, Cesar Chavez called for a national
boycott with the Grape Growers of California.
This battle with growers would last for a long
time.
Joined Navy
 In 1944, Cesar Chavez joined the Navy and
served his country in World War II, and after
completing 730 days of duty, he returned to
California.
Killing Grapes
 In the 80’s, Cesar was doing community things
around his town when he saw people spraying
their crops with pesticides. Cesar got very mad
and protested their actions.
Lived
 The family of travelers called the Chavez
family had to go though farms picking the
fruits and crops during the harvest, often
sleeping in their wagon.
Marriage
 Back in 1948, Cesar Chavez married the
beautiful Helen Fabela, and they lived a oneroom shack Delano, California.
National
 Cesar Chavez did many important things for
his country, like starting up foundations, and
always helping others.
Once
 Once Chavez finished 8th grade, he put forth all
of his effort to working in the vine growing
fields. His family was then able to buy a little
house in San Jose, and they made it their
home.
Pesticides
 Pesticides were used a lot, and Cesar Chavez
did not like these pesticides because they
were dangerous to workers’ health. He
protested to bring awareness to everyone in
the nation.
Quotes
 Cesar Chavez once said “If you really want to
make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat
with him…the people who give you their food
give you their heart.”
Robert Kennedy
 After Cesar Chavez and his followers led the
five year strike on growers of the grape, U.S.
Senate Subcommittee reconsidered the issue
at hand, and Robert Kennedy gave Cesar his
full support.
School
 Cesar started school when he was 7, and it
was hard for him since he only spoke Spanish.
He found it easier to learn from his family, who
read books to him at home.
Toiled
 When he was a kid, Cesar’s relatives toiled in
the plains as migrant farm workers.
Under pressure
 Cesar was under a lot of pressure to lead a big
organization, and he had many important
duties. It must have been difficult to manage
all that.
Vote
 In 1952, Chavez met Mr. Fred Ross, who was
part of a group called the Community Service
Organization (CSO). Mr. Chavez joined forces
with Mr. Ross & joined the CSO. He
encouraged Mexican Americans to register
and vote.
Wrong
 Cesar Chavez’s mother always taught her
children that violence and selfishness were
wrong.
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 Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 in
Yuma, Arizona. He died on April 23, 1993, in
San Luis, Arizona.
Young
 Young Cesar Chavez had a very difficult life.
He had to deal with being excluded from
activities with other kids, because they were
discriminating against him and called him
racial slurs.
Zero Tolerance
 Cesar Chavez had zero tolerance for
discrimination, not just against Mexicans, but
against any person because he had been
discriminated himself so he knew how it felt.
Conclusion
 Finally, Cesar Chavez’s efforts made an
enormous impact on civil rights, and if he
wouldn’t have achieved his goals, our lives
today would be very different. For this reason,
we should always take time to honor and
respect the things he did.
Works Cited
 http://www.biography.com/people/cesar-chavez 9245781http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Chavez.html