César Chávez

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American activist civil rights activist human labor leader trade unionist

César Chávez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers union and became a key figure in advancing farmworkers’ rights through nonviolent protest.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American activist → civil rights activist → human → labor leader → trade unionist →
advocated	nonviolence →
awarded	Presidential Medal of Freedom →
awardReceived	Presidential Medal of Freedom →
burialPlace	National Chavez Center, Keene, California, United States →
coFounded	United Farm Workers →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
César Chávez DayObservedOn	March 31 →
dateAwarded	1994-08-08 →
dateOfBirth	1927-03-31 →
dateOfDeath	1993-04-23 →
ethnicGroup	Mexican American →
familyName	Chávez →
founded	National Farm Workers Association →
fullName	César Estrada Chávez →
givenName	César →
hasHeritage	Mexican →
honoredIn	César Chávez Day →
influencedBy	Mahatma Gandhi → Martin Luther King Jr. →
knownFor	Delano grape strike → boycotts of table grapes → nonviolent protest → organizing farmworkers →
languageSpoken	English → Spanish →
memberOf	United Farm Workers →
mergedOrganizationInto	United Farm Workers →
movement	American civil rights movement → Chicano movement → farmworkers' rights movement →
numberOfChildren	8 →
occupation	civil rights activist → farmworker → labor leader → union organizer →
organizedStrike	Delano grape strike →
placeOfBirth	Yuma, Arizona, United States →
placeOfDeath	San Luis, Arizona, United States →
positionHeld	president of the United Farm Workers →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
spouse	Helen Fabela Chávez →
U.S.StateHolidayIn	California → Colorado → Texas →
workedOn	California farms →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mahatma Gandhi → Satyagraha ("Cesar Chavez") →	influenced
Chicano movement →	associatedWith
National Chavez Center →	commemorates
National Chavez Center →	dedicatedTo
United Farm Workers ("Cesar Chavez") →	foundedBy
César Chávez ("César Estrada Chávez") →	fullName
Chávez →	hasNotableBearer
Mexican Americans →	hasNotablePerson
San Luis, Arizona →	hasNotablePersonAssociated
César Chávez ("César Chávez Day") →	honoredIn
Delano grape strike ("Cesar Chavez") →	leader
National Chavez Center →	namedAfter
United Farm Workers ("Cesar Chavez") →	notableLeader
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters ("Cesar Chavez") →	notablePersonFeatured
Helen Fabela Chávez →	notableRelative
Helen Fabela Chávez →	partner
San Luis, Arizona →	placeOfDeathOf
César Chávez ("president of the United Farm Workers") →	positionHeld
Helen Fabela Chávez →	spouse