Cesar Estrada Chavez was born March 31, 1927 near Yuma, Arizona. Chavez was named after his grandfather, who escaped from slavery on a Mexican ranch and arrived in Arizona during the 1880s. Chavez' grandparents homesteaded more than one hundred acres in the Gila Valley and raised 14 children. Chavez' father, Librado, started his family in 1924 when he married Juana Estrada. Cesar was the second of their six children. Librado worked on the family ranch and owned a store …showed first 75 words of 621 total…

…showed last 75 words of 621 total…the UFW. After many battles, an agreement was finally reached in 1977. It gave the UFW sole right to organize field workers. In 1973, the UFW organized a strike for higher wages from lettuce growers. During the 1980s, Chavez led a boycott to protest the use of toxic pesticides on grapes. He again fasted to draw public attention. These strikes and boycotts generally ended with the signing of bargaining agreements. Cesar Chavez died on April 23, 1993. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**