César Chávez was a very important labor union leader in Latin American history, that devoted his life to seeking equality for all hard-working Hispanic farmers. During this time, racism was not only towards African Americans, but also to Hispanics. Lisa Bramen explained that “they(Latinos) came from all over South America, although not slaves, they still were seen as people below the whites or of low social ranking and not treated equally” (Bramen, 2010). These people left the poverty of their homes to seek the “American Dream”, but it would be a false hope advertised by America. Chavez made it his passion to make these false hopes come true for these people. Cindy Y. Rodriguez mentioned that “the migrant workers were victims of unfair pay and an exaggerated amount of work hours” (Rodriguez, 2012).…show more content… His parents were victims of the inequality that sparked his devotion and passion to help all Hispanic farmers. His parents were stripped of all their money and crops because they were “Pobre” farmers which meant they weren’t high producing and had better competition” (Haugen, 34-35). Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona, in a Mexican-American family of six children. His parents, Juana Estrada and Librado Chávez, owned a grocery store and a ranch, but lost all during the Great Depression. The Chavez family had to move to California to
