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Yes. His parents lost their store and farmland in Yuma (Arizona) to a swindle during the Great Depression, and the family moved to California. Chavez worked in the fields as well until he was 25.
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What did Cesar Chavez parents work for?
They were migrant farm workers.
Who rallied for more freedom for migrant workers?
Cesar Chavez
What activists which rallied for more freedom for migrant workers?
Cesar Chavez
Organized migrant farm workers in the 1960s?
Chavez was the original founder of the United Farm Workers
For what did Cesar Chavez work?
They were migrant farm workers.
How did Cesar Chavez help migrant farm workers?
The UFW helped migrant farm workers by providing them with a means to collectively bargain for better working conditions and wages. It also allowed them to get better health care and living conditions.
Who was the Hispanic leader who led the farm workers in California?
Cesar Chavez spent his life improving the lives of all farm and migrant workers. (see more at link)
Why was Cesar Chavez's Eulogy for Rufino Contreras so important?
Cesar Chavez spoke at the funeral for a worker killed in the lettuce strike to point out injustice to m Chicano migrant workers.
Why did Cesar Chavez and the migrant farm workers of the united farm workers call for a nationwide boycott of graped?
chavez and the UFW wanted to pressure growers to improve working conditions.
What problems did farmers migrant workers face before they joined together to form the United Farm Workers under Cesar Chavez?
They worked long hours in dangerous conditions with no benefits.
What is Cesar Chavez known for?
Cesar Estrada Chavez founded and led the first successful farm workers' union in U.S. history. When he passed away on 23 April 1993, he was president of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO
Was Cesar chavez a slave?
Cesar Chavez was not a slave, but a migrant farm worker.
