Cesar Chavez Day

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cesar-chavez-day

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Cesar Chavez Day born?March 31, 1927
2. Where was Cesar Chavez Day born?Yuma, Arizona
3. What is Cesar Chavez Day?Cesar Chavez Day is a federal holiday that remembers the life and work of Cesar Chavez, a leader who fought for fair treatment of workers.
4. Why do we celebrate Cesar Chavez Day?We celebrate it to honor Chavez's fight for fairness, dignity, and equality for workers, especially farmworkers, and to remind us that everyone deserves good working conditions.

Civil Rights Movement: A historical struggle for social justice and equal rights for all citizens, particularly African Americans.
Labor Union: An organization of workers formed to protect their rights and improve their working conditions.
Nonviolent Resistance: The practice of achieving goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, and other methods without resorting to violence.
Social Justice: The concept of fair and just relations between the individual and society, measured by the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges.