Examine Chavez's early life and learn about what he did in the years following the strike.
In 1965, Cesar Chavez and his United Farm Workers organization launched a strike against grape growers in California. For five years, they fought to win fair wages, better working conditions, and recognition as a union from the growers. Readers (Grades 3-5)will learn about Chavez's methods of resistance, how the movement grew to include people from all walks of life throughout the country, and why Chavez was such as effective leader.| ISBN: | 9780531212103 |
| Publication date: | 1st February 2015 |
| Author: | Josh Gregory |
| Publisher: | C. Press/F. Watts Trade an imprint of Scholastic Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 48 pages |
| Series: | A True Book (Relaunch) |
| Genres: |
Educational: Citizenship and social education Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography |