Cesar Chavez (1927–1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who played a crucial role in the farm labor movement. Click for PDF and Google Slides worksheets.
Chavez knew firsthand the struggles of the nation’s poorest and most powerless workers, who labored to put food on the nation’s tables while often going hungry themselves. Not covered by minimum wage laws, many made as little as 40 cents an hour, and did not qualify for unemployment insu...
Event Honors Accomplishments of Labor Leader Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez (1927–1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who played a crucial role in the farm labor movement. Click for PDF and Google Slides worksheets.
Cesar Chavez, organizer of migrant American farmworkers and a cofounder with Dolores Huerta of the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) in 1962. In recognition of his nonviolent activism and support of working people, he was posthumously awarded the