Who was Cesar Chavez?
Title:
Who was Cesar Chavez?
Author:
Rau, Dana Meachen, 1971-
Hammond, Ted.
ISBN:
9781101995600
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, c2017.
Physical Description:
106 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
Series:
Who was ... ?
Series Title:
Who was ... ?
Abstract:
Presents an account of the life of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize the migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights.
Who was Cesar Chavez? -- The Arizona ranch -- Hard work for little pay -- Growing as a leader -- The NFWA -- Refusing to be ignored -- Ending the great strike -- Protests and peace -- Timelines.
Subject Term:
Subject:
| Labor leaders -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. |
| Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. |
| Migrant agricultural laborers -- Labor unions -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature. |
| Labor leaders. |
| Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers. |
| Migrant agricultural laborers -- Labor unions. |
| Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993 -- Juvenile literature. |
| Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993. |
| United Farm Workers -- History -- Juvenile literature. |
| United Farm Workers. |
Summary:
Presents an account of the life of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize the migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights.
Who was Cesar Chavez? -- The Arizona ranch -- Hard work for little pay -- Growing as a leader -- The NFWA -- Refusing to be ignored -- Ending the great strike -- Protests and peace -- Timelines.