Cesar Chavez Crusader for Social Change |
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| Author:
| Haugen, Brenda |
| Contribution by:
| Holscher, Louis M.
Palmer, Rosemary G. |
| Series title: | Signature Lives: Modern America Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7565-3321-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Publisher: | Capstone
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| Imprint: | Compass Point Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.99 |
Book Description:
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Growing up in a family of migrant farm workers, Cesar Chavez saw the poor working conditions farm laborers faced firsthand. As an adult, Chavez worked to improve the lives of farm workers who often had limited resources and struggled to provide for their families. His life's work as a civil rights leader helped countless laborers as he led them in peaceful work strikes and boycotts.
Growing up in a family of migrant farm workers, Cesar Chavez saw the poor working conditions farm laborers faced firsthand. As an adult, Chavez worked to improve the lives of farm workers who often had limited resources and struggled to provide for their families. His life's work as a civil rights leader helped countless laborers as he led them in peaceful work strikes and boycotts.