Cesar Chavez Is Known As One Of America's Greatest Civil Rights Leaders. When He Led A 340-Mile Peaceful Protest March Through California, He Ignited A Cause And Improved The Lives Of Thousands Of Migrant Farmworkers. But Cesar Wasn't Always A Leader. As A Boy, He Was Shy And Teased At School. His Family Slaved In The Fields For Barely Enough Money To Survive.
Cesar Knew Things Had To Change, And He Thought That--maybe--he Could Help Change Them. So He Took Charge. He Spoke Up. And An Entire Country Listened.
an Author's Note Provides Historical Context For The Story Of Cesar Chavez's Life.