Cesar Chavez - Keene, CA
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 35° 13.452 W 118° 33.528
11S E 358140 N 3899019
The grave of Labor leader Cesar Chavez.
Waymark Code: WMNHJV
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2015
Views: 6
"Cesar Chavez (born César Estrada Chávez; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American farmworker, labor leader and civil rights activist. Chávez started the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) along with Dolores Huerta. He wanted equal rights for Mexicans working in the United States. This union became the United Farm Workers. He led a boycott against grape companies to gain rights for workers. Chávez used nonviolence to make these changes. Chavez is thought of as one of the leaders in the movement for Chicanos to gain more rights in the late-20th century." (
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Description: Local labor leader and founded of United Farm Workers.
Date of birth: 03/31/1927
Date of death: 04/23/1993
Area of notoriety: Historical Figure
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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