“If we can get the illegals out of California, we will win the strike overnight.”
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Cesar Chavez
Cesario Estrada "Cesar" Chavez was an American labor unionist and political activist. Along with Dolores Huerta and 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). Ideologically, his worldview combined leftist approaches with Catholic social teaching.
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politics · American civil rights activist (1927–1993) · trade unionist · laborer · politician · human rights defender · also Cesar Chavez, Cesario Estrada Chavez, Césario Estrada Chávez, Cesar Estrada Chavez, Chavez
Born 31 March 1927 · Died 23 April 1993 · Q355425
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2026· 28 entries
Excelsior California: La comunidad reflexiona sobre qué hacer con la estatua de César Chávez en Riverside
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KJZZ: Phoenix changes name of former Cesar Chavez Park to Aguila Park
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AZ Family: New name approved for Phoenix's former Cesar Chavez Park
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ABC15 Arizona: Phoenix renames former Cesar Chavez Park and Community Center following allegations
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Conecta Arizona: Concluye el proceso: El Parque César Chávez ahora se llamará Parque Águila
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Local News Matters: Stockton Unified weighs whether renaming Cesar Chavez High is worth the $3M price tag
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Yahoo: San Antonio approves renaming Cesar Chavez Boulevard
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The Indianapolis Star: It was a dream to paint César Chávez. Then came disturbing news
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WNEM: MSU Considers Removing Cesar Chavez’s Name Following Sexual Abuse Allegations
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12News: 'Águila' to replace 'César Chávez' as name of Phoenix park, community center
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KSAT: SA City Council votes unanimously to change César E. Chávez Boulevard back to Durango Boulevard
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Stocktonia: Should Cesar Chavez High School be renamed? The district wants your input
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KOAT: NMSP investigating early morning fatal crash on I-25 and Avenida Cesar Chavez
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Yahoo: Pedestrian hit and killed on I-25 and Avenida Cesar Chavez overnight
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Yahoo: Yolo County seeks input on renaming Cesar Chavez Community School in Woodland
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Yahoo: Should Stockton rename Cesar Chavez High School? Take our readers poll
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KVUE: Virtual meeting set for Tuesday on renaming Austin's Cesar Chavez Street
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The Stockton Record: Stockton Unified seeks input on renaming of Cesar Chavez High School
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KABB: I-35 near Cesar Chavez exit reopened after major crash involving motorcycle
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Boxing News 24: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. At 40: Fighting On Against Safe Opposition
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TPG Online Daily: Cesar Chavez Middle School to become Central Coast Middle School
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KVUE: Austin considers renaming Cesar Chavez Street
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Snopes rated the claim “Labor rights activist Cesar Chavez referred to immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally using the pejorative term "wetbacks."” True.
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Allegations of sexual abuse against Chavez led United Farm Workers to cancel their tribute to Chavez just weeks before the annual event
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Allegations surfaced that he sexually abused Huerta, other women, and minors, resulting in honorary tributes and celebrations being removed, renamed, or canceled
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2021· 1 entry
At the start of Joe Biden's presidency, a bust of Chavez was placed on a table directly behind the Resolute desk in the Oval Office
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2015· 2 entries
The 22nd anniversary of his death, Chavez received belated full military honors from the US Navy at his graveside
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Statues of Chavez and Huerta were erected above a pizzeria in Downtown Napa, financed by a wealthy private citizen, Michael Holcomb, rather than city authorities
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2014· 2 entries
The American film César Chávez (2014), starring Michael Peña as Chavez, covered Chavez's life in the 1960s and early 1970s
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And is a state holiday in multiple states, many places are named after him, and he posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994
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2012· 1 entry
Visited Chavez's grave and placed a rose upon it, also declaring his Union Headquarters to be a national monument
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2011· 1 entry
The United States Department of the Interior added the 187-acre (76 ha) Nuestra Senora Reina de La Paz ranch to the National Register of Historic Places
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2008· 2 entries
Used Sí se puede—translated into English as "Yes we can"—as one of his main campaign slogans
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The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 authorized the National Park Service to conduct a special resource study of sites that are significant to the life of Cesar Chavez and the farm labor movement in the western
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2007· 1 entry
The University of Texas at Austin unveiled its own Cesar Chavez statue on campus
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2006· 2 entries
Awarded California Hall of Fame (2006).
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger inducted Chavez into the California Hall of Fame
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2004· 1 entry
The National Chavez Center was opened on the UFW national headquarters campus in Keene by the César E
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2003· 1 entry
The United States Postal Service honored Chavez with a postage stamp
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2002· 1 entry
Americans for Democratic Action created the Reuther-Chavez Award "to recognize important activist, scholarly and journalistic contributions on behalf of workers' rights, especially the right to unionize and bargain colle
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2000· 1 entry
Artist Johanna Poethig created a three-dimensional mural called Tiene la lumbre por dentro (He Has the Fire Within Him) (2000) at Sonoma State University, honoring Chavez and the Farm Workers Movement
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Labor Hall of Honor (1998).
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1997· 1 entry
“We can't be free ourselves if we can't free our women.”
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1994· 2 entries
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Bill Clinton (1994).
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“San José Studies, Spring 1994”
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1993· 4 entries
Died 1993-04-23.
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Eleanor Helin, at Palomar Observatory, discovered asteroid 6982 Cesarchavez, which was named in his memory
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“I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we (humans) do.”
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“History will judge societies and governments — and their institutions — not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.”
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1992· 1 entry
Chavez received the Pacem in Terris Award, a Catholic award meant to honor "achievements in peace and justice"
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1991· 1 entry
Launched a "Public Action Speaking Tour" of US colleges and universities
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1990· 1 entry
Appeared at 64 events, earning an average of $3,800 for each appearance
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1989· 1 entry
Awarded Gandhi Peace Award (1989).
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1982· 4 entries
Jerry Brown ceased to be governor of California
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The UFW held a celebration of the twentieth anniversary of its first convention at San Jose
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The dues that membership brought in were $2
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The American country music singer Kris Kristofferson called Chavez "the only true hero we have walking on this Earth today
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1977· 2 entries
That the UFW declared that contributions to the union's political fund would become mandatory for members; this was then used to support political groups and candidates considered sympathetic to the UFW's interests
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Chavez traveled to the Philippines as the guest of its president, Ferdinand Marcos
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1976· 2 entries
Stevie Wonder referred to Chavez in the song "Black Man" from his album Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
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The ALRB ran out of its budgeted money for the year
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1975· 1 entry
And which operated out of a compound east of Fresno
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1974· 1 entry
Chavez proposed the idea of a Poor People's Union with which he could reach out to poor white communities in the San Joaquin Valley who were largely hostile to the UFW
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1973· 2 entries
Awarded Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged (1973).
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Chavez received the Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged,
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1972· 2 entries
“There is a big difference between being a saint and being an angel[...] Saints are known for being tough and stubborn.”
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John Zerzan described Chavez as presenting himself as "a Christ-figure sacrificing all for his flock" through his fasts, adding that Chavez took the form of a "messianic leader"
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1970· 2 entries
The Delano growers signed contracts with the union at the Forty Acres Hall, in front of press
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Became a vegetarian, stating that "I wouldn't eat my dog, you know
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1968· 1 entry
Fred Hirsch noted that "one thing which characterizes Cesar's leadership is that he takes full responsibility for as much of the operation as he is physically capable of
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1965· 1 entry
“The 1965 Grape Boycott: A Case Study in Strategy”
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1963· 1 entry
Chavez was retained as its general director while the role of the presidency was scrapped
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1962· 2 entries
Formalized the Association at a convention in Fresno
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Left the CSO to co-found the NFWA, based in Delano, California, through which he launched an insurance scheme, a credit union, and the El Malcriado newspaper for farmworkers
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1959· 2 entries
Chavez moved to Los Angeles to become the CSO's national director
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Became the CSO's national director, a position based in Los Angeles
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1948· 1 entry
Married his high school sweetheart, Helen Fabela
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1947· 1 entry
Chavez joined the National Farm Labor Union (NFLU), which, until its 1947 affiliation with the American Federation of Labor, was the Southern Tenant Farmers Union (STFU)
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1944· 1 entry
Chavez enlisted in the US Navy, and was sent to Naval Training Center San Diego
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1927· 1 entry
Born 1927-03-31.
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1906· 1 entry
Bought a farm in the Sonora Desert's North Gila Valley
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