https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32 By: Ilan Stavans en-us 2018-02-22 17:37:45 UTC 2018-02-27 02:37:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png bbebler https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235407175 He was born in Yuma Arizona on a ranch. At a young age, his family lost his ranch and moved wherever their harvest took them]]> 2018-02-26 15:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235407175 bbebler https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235408934 Chavez moved from Mexico the U.S. He never liked school and it was never consistent. After 8th grade, he quit and went to work in the field to support his family. ]]> 2018-02-26 15:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235408934 bbebler https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235411897 World War II was about to happen, so at the age of 17, he joined the Navy to serve his country. After the war, he married his high school sweetheart Helen Fabela]]> 2018-02-26 15:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235411897 bbebler https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235585998 Him and his family worked as migrant workers. It was a period of anxiety for their family and the thousands of other workers, but Cesar kept a peaceful attitude towards it]]> 2018-02-26 19:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235585998 bbebler https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235588154 In the 1960's, he formed the National Farm Workers Association to keep people aware of how badly migrant farmer's are treated. It was a group of 150+ people]]> 2018-02-26 19:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235588154 bbebler https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235705834 Among all the boycotts and protests, Chavez had help from a women named Dolores Huerta. She led various marches]]> 2018-02-27 02:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235705834 bbebler https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235706379 Not only did he stand up for Filipinos and Mexican Americans, he also stood up for Puerto Ricans, African Americans, and other races]]> 2018-02-27 02:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235706379 bbebler https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235708284 He died on April 23, 1993. The day after his death, 40,000 people marched his casket to Delano.]]> 2018-02-27 02:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235708284 bbebler https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235708321 "Deep in my heart, I knew I could never be happy unless I tried organizing the farm workers."]]> 2018-02-27 02:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235708321 bbebler https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235709176 Cesar and Dolores led marches in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Texas, California, and Oregon ]]> 2018-02-27 02:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235709176 bbebler https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235709560 2018-02-27 02:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bbebler/ayr152gjce32/wish/235709560