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Chavez's early life divided into school and farm work

Chavez did not like school

Teachers punished him for speaking Spanish

The teachers did not respect his Mexican heritage

A teacher shortened Cesario Chavez's name to Cesar when he started school

The nickname stuck for the rest of his life

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Librado is Chavez's dad

There were no laws to protect farm workers.

Librado would not work for owners who cheated people's money

Librado stop picking crops

Librado would strike with some of his workers

Librado taught Chavez to stand up for what he believed in

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Chavez took a job with the Community Service Organization (CSO)

The CSO taught many Mexican Americans  about their rights

Chavez learned how to organize people

Chavez learned how to form groups and how to run events

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After five long years , the grape strike ended. The boycott hurt the owners badly.

During the strike about 95% of the workers lost their homes and cars.

Chavez was very very weak during his fast he needed help even walking short distances.

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Chavez  tried to fix the problem of pesticides in the 1980's.

Chavez  asked Americans to boycott grapes again in the 1980's

These chemicals can make farmers sick.

The government made pesticides illegal.

Many people asked the government to make pesticides aganistthe law.

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Chavez led his union for more than 30 years to help make a better life for thousands of farmworkers

Chavez still kept working when he turned 60

Chavez body slowly began  to tire

He died in his sleep when he was 66 in April 23, 1993

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In 1994, President Clinton honored Chavez with the Presidential medal of Freedom.

Chavez was the second Mexican American to be given this honor.

People continue to remember and honor Cesar Chavez.

Many cities have schools, park, and libraries named after him

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- Chavez had problems , he would argue with other people
- People complained that Chavez was bossy
- Chavez  job wasn't easy
- Chavez was away from his family and didn't make a lot of money
- Chavez worked years of farm work   that it made his back hurt
- Chavez never stopped helping workers
- The union wasn't always successful, sometimes Chavez got frustrated
- " Nonviolence is hard work "

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Chavez's family had to sell their store and farm.

In 1938,the family moved to California to find work

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Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC)

United Farm Workers (UFW)

In the 1070s, with the UFW behind him, Chavez again asked in California's government for help.

In 1975, he got it.

- In 1966, a union called the (AWOC) was trying to help Filipino farmworkers.

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The great depression 1929-1939 spread through the United States during the 1930s.

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Cesario Chavez was born on March 31, 1927

He was the second of the six children in his family

His mother Juana taught him to be kind to all people

He was taught all about animals and farming

Cesario Chavez helped his family grocery store and farming.

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Chavez knew conditions for farmworkers were not getting any better

A lot of workers were willing to work for any price

In 1962 they started the National Farm Workers  Association (NFWA)

Chavez started a union to protect  their rights

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In 1994, President Clinton honored Chavez with the Presidential medal of Freedom.

Chavez was the second Mexican American to be given this honor.

People continue to remember and honor Cesar Chavez.

Many cities have schools, park, and libraries named after           him

But most important, the union he led continues to help farmworkers have better lives.

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As a teenager Chavez met a young girls named Helen Fabela

In 1948 the two where married

Over the next 10 years,they had eight children

Chavez and his wife both worked in the fields

Together they taught farm workers to read and write

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Chavez´s family picked up crops such as lettuce and  sugar beets.

They spent all day bending over in the fields and their backs hurt.

The Chavez children also worked in the fields with their parents.

After eighth grade, Chavez quit school to work in the fields full time.

And he was not going to attend high school

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Chavez tried to fix the problem of pesticides in the 1980's

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parents moved town to town looking for work

migrant work was not easy

no bathrooms on fields

no drinking water on fields

owners paid very little to workers

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National Farm Workers Association  (NFWA)

In 1965 , grape farm owners in  Delano lowered workers ' wages.

Union members refused to work.

Chavez decided to ask the government for  help.

With about 100 members he marched 300 miles to Sacramento.

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Chavez led his union for more than 30 years to help make a better life for thousands of farmworkers

Chavez still kept working when he turned 60

Chavez body slowly began  to tire

He died in his sleep when he was 66 in April 23, 1993

Thousands of people came to Chavez's funeral

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some owners hired people to attack the union members

Chaves believed arguments should not be settled with violence

Chaves started the union he did not eat for 25 days and became very weak

Other union members had to work together to keep the union running

Chavez fast  succeeded in bringing peace to the union

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FactsThe Great Depression 1929-1939 spread through the United States during the 1930s.

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FactsThe Great Depression 1929-1939 spread through the United States during the 1930s.

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Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC)

United Farm Workers (UFW)

In the 1070s, with the UFW behind him, Chavez again asked in California's government for help.

In 1975, he got it.

- In 1966, a union called the (AWOC) was trying to help Filipino farmworkers.

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- Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC)

- United Farm workers (UFW)

- in 1966, a union called the (AWOC) tried to help the Filipino farmworkers.

- The AWOC had gone on strike in Delano.

- To help the migrant workers, two union joined together.

- In the 1970s, with the UFW behind him, Chavez asked again California's government for help.

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Chavez knew conditions for farmworkers were not getting any better

A lot of workers were willing to work for any price

In 1962 they started the National Farm Workers  Association (NFWA)

Chavez started a union to create a strike

It was really hard to start a union

Many workers agreed with Chavez and joined the union