Cesar Chavez

Cesario Chavez’s life was full of struggle. His family had little money and he was poorly educated. Cesar Chavez's family would move from field to field just to make a little money. Cesar Chavez is considered a hero because he stood up for his rights by starving himself, not giving up, and putting hard work into his rights.

Before Cesar was about to turn three, The Great Depression started. Cesar's father owned a store, but he had to sell it to the government since he let his customers pay later when they had money. When Cesar's father's customers lost their jobs due to the Great Depression that meant no money for them and that they wouldn't be paying Cesar's father any money.

Cesar Chavez would go door to door for people to join the CSO (Community Service Organizations). Cesar would often read Gandhi's quotes from "Non-Violence in Peace and War". One of his quotes; "Mental violence has no potency [power] and injures only the person whose thoughts are violent," meaning that you shouldn't be violent, that you should only walk away from a fight, not keep it going.

Cesar Chavez was poor but gained enough people to support him in his march. Cesar Chavez suffered discrimination as a Mexican American, which was common at that time. Cesar Chavez was like many other Mexican Americans looking for work, but he started to break away from the crowd and became a hero. Cesar Chavez was and is consider a hero to me and many other people and will not be forgotten.