Cesar Chavez Speech Summary

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This speech was written by Cesar Chavez during a 25-day spiritual fast and was presented in March 1968, during the Second Annual Mexican Conference in Sacramento. Its purpose is to make the church realize a calling of God’s presence in the world, a calling that in Cesar Chavez’s view primarily involves serving the poor. The intended audience for this speech were the leaders and high ranking officials of the church. Cesar Chavez spoke about the influential power of the Catholic church and how it could help the cause, and that its wealth was not being distributed to the poor. He reminded them that they were servants of God. The value of the source is due to the fact that it is a primary source and gives the perspective of a farm worker. Cesar