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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.
Cesar Chavez Day is a U.S. federal commemorative holiday, proclaimed by President Barack Obama in 2014. [1] The holiday celebrates the birth and legacy of the civil rights and labor movement activist Cesar Chavez on March 31 every year.
Austin Public Library is a public library system serving Austin, Texas, United States.It is operated by the City of Austin and consists of the Central Library on Cesar Chavez Street (which replaced the old Faulk Central Library in 2017), the Austin History Center, 20 branches and the Recycled Reads bookstore and upcycling facility.
Halloween costumes are now being accepted at the Cesar Chavez Central Library and Escalon Branch Library. Donate and get a new one too. Cesar Chavez Central Library accepting costume donations ...
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March 31 is César Chávez Day. Here are 4 organizations that serve the Hispanic, immigrant and/or farmworker communities and how you can get involved.
One of the CSO’s most significant contributions was recruiting and training future labor leader Cesar Chavez. In 1952, Fred Ross met Cesar Chavez, a young farmworker in San Jose, and persuaded him to join the organization. Chavez quickly became one of its most dedicated organizers, traveling throughout California to register Mexican Americans ...
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