Cesar Chavez
American civil rights activist
Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the... Wikipedia
Born: March 31, 1927, Yuma, AZ
Died: April 23, 1993 (age 66 years), San Luis, AZ
Children: Elizabeth Chavez Villarino, Sylvia Chavez Delgado, Linda Chávez Rodríguez, and more
Spouse: Helen Fabela Chávez (m. 1948–1993)
Siblings: Richard Chavez
Parents: Librado Chávez and Juana Estrada Chavez
Award: Presidential Medal of Freedom (1994)
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