Category: Cesar Chavez

Disagreement and dissent have been defined as synonyms of one another by numerous amount of Americans; however, Daniel J. Boorstin, the author of The Decline of Radicalism, believes that these two words should not be associated with each other. Boorstin is convinced that disagreement is the lifeblood of democracy while dissent is cancer[ous] to society,…

Over time, discrimination has tended to pose a common threat amongst many individuals fighting for equality and justice. The fight for human rights has been a common theme in the evolution of the United States and has played a substantial role in the history of this country. To this day, people across the globe are…

Mr. Chávez was a labor leader, community organizer, businessman, and Latino civil rights activist in the United States. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association with Dolores Huerta, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to create the United Farm Workers. His ideology was a blend of radical politics and Roman Catholic social…

Throughout American history, civil rights movements have played a key role for many ethnicities in the United States, and in many ways have shaped our society to what its become today. One particular movement that occurred during the 1960s was the Chicano farm workers movement also known as the United Farm Workers (UFW) and its…