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Fresno State commemorated the late farmworker icon in the Peace Garden, where a bronze statue of César E. Chávez overlooked the event.
Paul Chavez, the president of the Cesar Chavez Foundation and son of Cesar Chavez, told the Los Angeles Times that "was there before there was a union." [1] In 1962, Richard Chavez designed the now iconic logo of the United Farm Workers, which features a black Aztec eagle. [1] [2] (Cesar Chavez chose the red and black colors of the union. [2])
Cesar Chavez Day is on Sunday. Former President Barack Obama designated March 31 a commemorative holiday for the Mexican American union organizer in 2014. The day marks the anniversary of his birth.
Cesario Estrada Chavez (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː v ɛ z /; Spanish:; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta and lesser known Gilbert Padilla, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to become the United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union.
Kennedy Jr. is holding an event this weekend in Los Angeles that his campaign said will “celebrate the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez, a good friend of RFK and RFK, Jr.” The invitation for ...
Fred Ross Sr. trained a myriad of successful organizers during his lifetime. The most renowned of these organizers are Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and his son, Fred Ross Jr. Ross recruited Cesar while he was in San Jose; at first when Ross Sr. visited Chavez at his home, he was doubtful of his intentions. However, he soon saw that Ross was a ...
Andres Chavez wants to get his grandfather's presence more into the modern age, with gestures as big as a book of his quotations and as small as a Spotify playlist.
Colegio Cesar Chavez, a defunct college named after César Chávez, operating from 1973 until 1983; Chavez Island in Antarctica; Chavez Island (Galápagos), a former name of Santa Cruz Island in Ecuador