Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Cesar chavez is most closely ociated with the what movement in america.?
cesar chavez, born in gadsden, az. fought for the rights of migrant workers. please note that he fought for wages and respect but the legal/illegal movement was not the issue at that time. if i remember correctly he led a wide boycott of table gs because of the treatment of the workers and he famously went on a hunger strike to bring attention to his cause. in the early 90's, a group called Hair of the Dog did a song named "Hunger Strike" about chavez and he has a statue in Phoenix, az. there was a movement in az to have a cesar chavez day, but i don't remember how that turned out. cesar was an all around good egg and is a well respected figure in american history. hope this helps!
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