How Did Cessar Chavez Contribute To The Farm Workers?
Imagine this, you're working out in the hot sun all day, only to get paid less than $2 for it. This man, along with the rest of the farm workers are tired of it. Cesar Chavez was born on March 31st, 1927 near Yuma, Arizona. Born into a hispanic family, he was brought up on nothing but hard work. The workers worked tough hours for little pay, Cesar had to help. Cesar fought to gain better working conditions for the workers, and also united workers for many nonviolent protest. Cesar Chavez was a hard working man, and a civil rights leader, a peaceful and helping person, and also a very big inspiration to the hispanic community.
Farm Workers Movement
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It would've meant a big house with servants, and all the advantages for his kids. Instead Cesar turned down the offer for a life of self imposed poverty, founding the union was a leap of faith, but Cesar knew he had to try.Cesar was a man who never really had anything handed to him, and when they were he accept them. I really like that, because it shows how Cesar is humble, and very hard working. This will teach me, and hopefully other readers to never settle for less. Me and Cesar both being from Arizona, and both being Hispanic makes me feel good, because it shows me that Hispanics can make major changes in this …show more content…
Most of the workers didn't have any papers, and also had to support their families. The working conditions the workers put up with were, working all day in the heat, not having enough to eat, and also back breaking labor. The conditions were so bad that kids born to farm workers suffered a 25% higher infant mortality rate than the rest of the population. cesar , and the workers had to put a end to this, so they decided to go on strike. They went on strike for equality, so they can get better pay, and also so they can get better working conditions. Cesar helped fight for this cause by founding the NFWA, more commonly known as the National Farm Workers Associations. This would form the backbone of all his labor campaigns. For the workers and Cesar, this was the start of something great. In the beginning the NFWA was founded with only 10 members. The members were, Cesar Chavez, his wife Helen, and 8 of their kids. In all the ways Cesar Chavez could've protested, and got his word across to the bosses, Cesar Chavez chose nonviolence. To Cesar Chavez nonviolence was the only way to get his word across, and it was the only way to get things done right. Cesar Chavez inspired many people, because they seen that nonviolence was working in the protest. If anyone tried to bring violence into the protest Cesar Chavez would starve himself, to them Cesar was their idol, so they didn't want anything to happen to him. The result
Farm Workers Movement
Imagine this, you're working out in the hot sun all day, only to get paid less than $2 …show more content…
It would've meant a big house with servants, and all the advantages for his kids. Instead Cesar turned down the offer for a life of self imposed poverty, founding the union was a leap of faith, but Cesar knew he had to try.Cesar was a man who never really had anything handed to him, and when they were he accept them. I really like that, because it shows how Cesar is humble, and very hard working. This will teach me, and hopefully other readers to never settle for less. Me and Cesar both being from Arizona, and both being Hispanic makes me feel good, because it shows me that Hispanics can make major changes in this …show more content…
Most of the workers didn't have any papers, and also had to support their families. The working conditions the workers put up with were, working all day in the heat, not having enough to eat, and also back breaking labor. The conditions were so bad that kids born to farm workers suffered a 25% higher infant mortality rate than the rest of the population. cesar , and the workers had to put a end to this, so they decided to go on strike. They went on strike for equality, so they can get better pay, and also so they can get better working conditions. Cesar helped fight for this cause by founding the NFWA, more commonly known as the National Farm Workers Associations. This would form the backbone of all his labor campaigns. For the workers and Cesar, this was the start of something great. In the beginning the NFWA was founded with only 10 members. The members were, Cesar Chavez, his wife Helen, and 8 of their kids. In all the ways Cesar Chavez could've protested, and got his word across to the bosses, Cesar Chavez chose nonviolence. To Cesar Chavez nonviolence was the only way to get his word across, and it was the only way to get things done right. Cesar Chavez inspired many people, because they seen that nonviolence was working in the protest. If anyone tried to bring violence into the protest Cesar Chavez would starve himself, to them Cesar was their idol, so they didn't want anything to happen to him. The result