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"Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to helping American farmworkers. As a child growing up in California during the Great Depression, he picked produce with his family. Cesar saw firsthand how unfairly workers were treated. As an adult, he organized farmworkers into unions and argued for better pay and fair working conditions. He was jailed for his efforts, but he never stopped urging people to stand up for their rights."--Amazon.com.
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Something special happened when Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez met. Together, they fought for the rights of countless farmworkers. Side by side, inspiring hope, they changed history.
Algo especial sucedió cuando Dolores Huerta y César Chávez se conocieron. Ellos lucharon juntos por los derechos de los campesinos. Lado a lado cultivaron esperanza, cambiando el curso de la historia.
9) Cesar Chavez
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Simple text and photographs depict the life of the Mexican American labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.
12) Cesar Chavez
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Examines the life of Cesar Chavez and his work as a labor leader who united farmworkers and helped them strike for workers' rights. Includes photographs, a timeline, a glossary, statistics, and further resources.
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Presenta un relato de la vida del activista laboral mexicoamericano que ayudó a organizar a los trabajadores agrícolas migrantes y establecer un sindicato para luchar por sus derechos.
"This title introducing Cesar Chavez will make readers want to go out and make a change. The title starts off with Cesar's humble beginnings in Arizona with this poor family and takes you with him on his path to being one of the greatest advocates for Latino and...
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Nonfiction picture book briefly introduces twenty protesters, including Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Tommie Smith, Ruby Bridges, and America Ferrera. From Samuel Adams to the students from Parkland, march through history with the heroic revolutionary protesters who changed America. These heroic protesters were not afraid to stand up for what they believed in. They are among the twenty change-makers in this book who used peaceful protests and brave...