I would like to introduce a piece of my culture that my father grew up with and endured the struggle alongside their movement. I on the other had was like my father but more to my traditional roots. I am part of a warrior society that has given my life for the sake of protecting, preserving and defending our way of life even if I must give my life up for the weak. Now let’s move on to a story of Nonviolence and civil disobedience.
The story of Cesar Estrada Chavez begins near Yuma, Arizona. Cesar was born on March 31, 1927. He was named after his grandfather, Cesario. Cesar shared a charismatic leader style at first, that grew as his knowledge of the unions and politics progressed. He became more well-groomed, he learned to build coalitions, …show more content…
Cesar grew up in Arizona; the small adobe home, where Cesar was born was swindled from them by dishonest Anglos. Cesar’s father agreed to clear eighty acres of land and in exchange he would receive the deed to forty acres of land that adjoined the home. The agreement was broken, and the land sold to a man named Justus Jackson. Cesar’s dad went to a lawyer who advised him to borrow money and buy the land. This had been a ploy to steal the land of Mexican folks. Between the banks, lawyers and other Anglo land owners they would drain them and when they could not pay one of the two they would have to sell or lose their land. Such as Later when Cesar’s father could not pay the interest on the loan the lawyer bought back the land and sold it to the original owner. Cesar learned a lesson about injustice that he would never forget. Later, he would say, the love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being, but it is also the truest to our …show more content…
The reason was Cesar Chavez’s tireless leadership and nonviolent tactics that included the Delano grape strike, his fasts that focused national attention on farm workers problems, and the 340-mile march from Delano to Sacramento in 1966. The farm workers and supporters carried banners with the black eagle with HUELGA (strike) and VIVA LA CAUSA (Long live our cause). The marchers wanted the state government to pass laws which would permit farm workers to organize into a union and allow collective bargaining agreements. Cesar made people aware of the struggles of farm workers for better pay and safer working conditions. He succeeded through nonviolent tactics: boycotts, pickets, and strikes. Cesar Chavez and the union sought recognition of the importance and dignity of all farm workers. This led to the halting of grapes and other produce left to rot on the docks across
The story of Cesar Estrada Chavez begins near Yuma, Arizona. Cesar was born on March 31, 1927. He was named after his grandfather, Cesario. Cesar shared a charismatic leader style at first, that grew as his knowledge of the unions and politics progressed. He became more well-groomed, he learned to build coalitions, …show more content…
Cesar grew up in Arizona; the small adobe home, where Cesar was born was swindled from them by dishonest Anglos. Cesar’s father agreed to clear eighty acres of land and in exchange he would receive the deed to forty acres of land that adjoined the home. The agreement was broken, and the land sold to a man named Justus Jackson. Cesar’s dad went to a lawyer who advised him to borrow money and buy the land. This had been a ploy to steal the land of Mexican folks. Between the banks, lawyers and other Anglo land owners they would drain them and when they could not pay one of the two they would have to sell or lose their land. Such as Later when Cesar’s father could not pay the interest on the loan the lawyer bought back the land and sold it to the original owner. Cesar learned a lesson about injustice that he would never forget. Later, he would say, the love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being, but it is also the truest to our …show more content…
The reason was Cesar Chavez’s tireless leadership and nonviolent tactics that included the Delano grape strike, his fasts that focused national attention on farm workers problems, and the 340-mile march from Delano to Sacramento in 1966. The farm workers and supporters carried banners with the black eagle with HUELGA (strike) and VIVA LA CAUSA (Long live our cause). The marchers wanted the state government to pass laws which would permit farm workers to organize into a union and allow collective bargaining agreements. Cesar made people aware of the struggles of farm workers for better pay and safer working conditions. He succeeded through nonviolent tactics: boycotts, pickets, and strikes. Cesar Chavez and the union sought recognition of the importance and dignity of all farm workers. This led to the halting of grapes and other produce left to rot on the docks across