Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Cesar Chavez

Label
Cesar Chavez
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Cesar Chavez
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
On my own biography
Summary
During the Great Depression, many people had to work long hours and were barely paid enough to survive. Cesar Chavez felt this treatment was unfair and worked to secure more rights. He formed a Union and led strikes and marches that forced landowners to increase wages and improve working conditions. This account shows how Chavez inspired others, proving that it was not necessary to resort to violence to produce change
Target audience
juvenile
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Contributor
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