Cesar Chavez Day
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Summary
Cesar Chavez Day celebrates the birth of Cesar Chavez, a prominent civil rights activist for migrant farm workers. Learn more about Chavez and why we celebrate his accomplishments today.
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Describes hard, unfair working conditions for migrant farm workers.
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Discussion
Short explainer (2 min) from PBS LearningMedia's *All About the Holidays*.
- What problems were farm workers facing when Cesar Chavez began organizing?
- What is a boycott, and how can it push for change without violence?
- Why does a state set aside a day for one person?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: migrant, farm worker, union, boycott.
Try it: Write a short protest sign slogan Chavez's movement might have used, then explain in one sentence what it asks for.