8/30/17
PAX 110
S. Kapoor
Life and Legacy of A Peace Maker
Cesar Chavez Estrada was his full name he was founder the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA). Cesar was born on March 31st 1927 at a family store near Yuma, Arizona. He was son of immigrants his father was Librado Chavez. Cesars father was owner of a small pool hall, small store, and small land. He was a hardworking man who also helped on his fathers farm. Cesar’s mother was a woman named Juana Chavez. During the Great Depression there was a lot of business failure and many people lost their jobs. During this same time a really bad drought dried up the streams in the southwest of Arizona. The farm that the Chavez family lived on didn’t survive this drought everything