CAESAR CHAVEZ In a world that has constantly been accustomed the violence of war and militarization to resolve conflictual arguments, we have constantly needed inspirational individuals to provide constant non-violent resolutions to both domestic and global issues. Cesar Chavez once stated: “You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore” (Chavez, 1967). This quote not only exemplifies who Cesar Chavez was as a person, but also recognizes where he stood in his fight for freedom for farmers. Cesar Chavez has become one of the great peacemakers in history, due to his non-violent movements towards for improved treatment, pay
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Chavez was born into a society where injustice reigned and equal rights were not available throughout his early life (Foner, Garraty, 1993. He was subject to racism and bullying in his school years and was forced to become a migrant worker after grade eight due to his father death (Foner, Garraty, 1993). After serving in the army for two years, he married and moved to Delano, where he would eventually spend most of his great life. Cesar Chavez was first bred into to organizing labour in 1952 when he met Donald McDonnell, an activist priest. He began to recruit Chavez to join his group and within years he had become director. In 1962 after quitting, Cesar Chavez implemented his power and knowledge alongside Dolores Huerta and cofounded the United Farm Workers Association (Castillo, 1975). Farm workers were typically denied a decent and valuable life working in the fields, and made less than a dollar an hour working in miserable conditions. When workers asked for raises in money and salary, the growers and owners of the land refused and continued having workers suffer. His first mission started with grape growers in California and then while merging with other organizations and groups to create more awareness, Cesar Chavez and his allies ended up creating the new group “United Farm Workers” which is still …show more content…
Both Chavez and the protestors used peacekeeping techniques such as marches down many kilometers, called for boycotts and went on massive hunger strikes, creating massive awareness throughout the United States (UWF, 2006). The organization also, through willpower and disciplined rejection of violence made positive change occur and eventually reach their main goals. Chavez used these tactics not only to gain national recognition, but also to create more awareness of the inequality that was being shown for workers in Southern
Chavez was born into a society where injustice reigned and equal rights were not available throughout his early life (Foner, Garraty, 1993. He was subject to racism and bullying in his school years and was forced to become a migrant worker after grade eight due to his father death (Foner, Garraty, 1993). After serving in the army for two years, he married and moved to Delano, where he would eventually spend most of his great life. Cesar Chavez was first bred into to organizing labour in 1952 when he met Donald McDonnell, an activist priest. He began to recruit Chavez to join his group and within years he had become director. In 1962 after quitting, Cesar Chavez implemented his power and knowledge alongside Dolores Huerta and cofounded the United Farm Workers Association (Castillo, 1975). Farm workers were typically denied a decent and valuable life working in the fields, and made less than a dollar an hour working in miserable conditions. When workers asked for raises in money and salary, the growers and owners of the land refused and continued having workers suffer. His first mission started with grape growers in California and then while merging with other organizations and groups to create more awareness, Cesar Chavez and his allies ended up creating the new group “United Farm Workers” which is still …show more content…
Both Chavez and the protestors used peacekeeping techniques such as marches down many kilometers, called for boycotts and went on massive hunger strikes, creating massive awareness throughout the United States (UWF, 2006). The organization also, through willpower and disciplined rejection of violence made positive change occur and eventually reach their main goals. Chavez used these tactics not only to gain national recognition, but also to create more awareness of the inequality that was being shown for workers in Southern