Cesar Chavez
- ISBN-10
- 1438106734
- ISBN-13
- 9781438106731
- Series
- Cesar Chavez
- Category
- Agricultural laborers
- Pages
- 109
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Author
- Hal Marcovitz
Description
Chavez won the first contract for migrant farm workers in American history, an accomplishment that upheld the dignity of Mexican-Americans, who had traditionally been treated as second-class citizens. Read about this inspiring life dedicated to the pursuit of social justice through nonviolence.
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