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HD6509.C48H29 2008
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TITLE:
Cesar Chavez : crusader for social change / by Brenda Haugen.
AUTHOR:
Haugen, Brenda.
SERIES:
Signature lives
PUBLISHED:
Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, c2008.
DESCRIPTION:
112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
NOTES:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 108) and index.
NOTES:
Finding his purpose in life -- Early life lessons -- Migrant workers -- Fighting for social justice -- Building a union -- On strike -- Long road -- Working for change -- Protesting against dangerous pesticides -- Leader to th every end -- Life and times -- Life at a glance -- Additional resources -- Glossary -- Source notes -- Select bibliography -- Index -- Image credits.
NOTES:
Presents the life of Cesar Chavez, focusing primarily on his work organizing the National Farm Workers Association and working for improved working and living conditions for all Mexican Americans.
SUBJECT:
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993.
SUBJECT:
Labor leaders--United States --Biography
SUBJECT:
Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers--Biography
SUBJECT:
United Farm Workers--History
SUBJECT:
Labor leaders.
SUBJECT:
Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers.
SUBJECT:
Mexican Americans--Biography.
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