Cesar Chavez

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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

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 born?March 31, 1927
2. Where was Cesar Chavez born?Yuma, Arizona
3. What is the ideological influences?Left-wing politics and Catholic social teachings, with significant inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi
4. Who was Cesar Chavez?Cesar Chavez was a leader who fought for fair treatment of farmworkers in the United States.
5. What did Cesar Chavez do to help farmworkers?He organized peaceful protests, strikes, and boycotts to pressure growers into better wages and working conditions.

Labor Union: An organization formed by workers to negotiate with employers for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
Nonviolent Resistance: The practice of achieving goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, and other methods that do not involve violence.
Agricultural Labor Relations Act: A law that grants farmworkers the right to organize, bargain collectively, and engage in concerted activities for their mutual aid or protection.
Catholic Social Teachings: The body of doctrine developed by the Catholic Church on matters of social justice, human dignity, and the common good.