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Richard Griswold Del Castillo - Cesar Chavez: A Triumph of Spirit (Oklahoma Western Biographies)

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When farm worker and labor organizer C?sar Ch?vez burst upon Americas national scene in 1965, U.S. readers and viewers were witnessing the emergence of a new Mexican American, or Chicano, movement. This biography of Ch?vez by Richard Griswold del Castillo and Richard A. Garcia is the first to approach Ch?vezs lifehis courageous acts, his turning points, his many perceived personasin the context of Chicano and American history. It reveals a shy, quiet man who was launched by events into a maelstrom of campesino strikes, religious fervor, and nonviolent battles for justice. Among his friends and supporters he counted Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, and millions across America who rallied to his cause.In Griswold del Castillo and Garcias biography, Ch?vezs life mirrors major events in Mexican American history: Mexican immigration during the 1920s; forced repatriation in the 1930s; segregation in public schools; Mexican American contributions during World War II; the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles; formation of Mexican American organizations to advance civil and political rights; the Chicano movement of the 1960s and early 1970s; the emergence of a conservative political backlash in the 1980s; and, finally, the new immigration in the 1990s. C?sar Ch?vez was touched by all these events, and his story is both private and part of a collective experience.Ultimately the authors see Ch?vezs significance as moral. In an age notable for its confusion about-if not lack of moral values, C?sar Ch?vez stands as proof that America still has people of rare courage and conviction who devote their lives to a righteous cause, to self sacrifice and nonviolent struggle against overwhelming odds. Ch?vez consistently respected all ethnic and religious groups, rejected materialism, and, above all, fought for justice. Griswold del Castillo and Garcias biography tells the inspiring story of a man who lived a simple life and preached a simple guiding dictum: Si Se PuedeYes, it can be done.

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title Csar Chvez A Triumph of Spirit Oklahoma Western Biographies V 2 - photo 1

title:Csar Chvez : A Triumph of Spirit Oklahoma Western Biographies ; V. 2
author:Griswold del Castillo, Richard.; Garcia, Richard A.
publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
isbn10 | asin:0806129573
print isbn13:9780806129570
ebook isbn13:9780806171258
language:English
subjectChavez, Cesar,--1927- , Migrant agricultural laborers--Labor unions--United States--Officials and employees--Biography, Labor leaders--United States--Biography, Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers--Biography.
publication date:1995
lcc:HD6509.C48G75 1995eb
ddc:331.88/13/092
subject:Chavez, Cesar,--1927- , Migrant agricultural laborers--Labor unions--United States--Officials and employees--Biography, Labor leaders--United States--Biography, Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers--Biography.
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Csar Chvez
The Oklahoma Western Biographies
Richard W. Etulain, General Editor
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Csar Chvez with workers during Coachella strike 1973 Page iii - photo 2
Csar Chvez with workers during Coachella strike, 1973.
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Csar Chvez
A Triumph of Spirit
By Richard Griswold del Castillo
and Richard A. Garcia
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS: NORMAN AND LONDON
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Published with the assistance both of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency which supports the study of such fields as history, philosophy, literature, and language, and of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Griswold del Castillo, Richard.
Csar Chvez : a triumph of spirit / by Richard Griswold del Castillo
and Richard A. Garcia.
p. cm. (The Oklahoma western biographies: v. II)
Includes bibliographical references (p. - ) and index.
ISBN: 0-8061-2758-9 (cloth: alk. paper)
1. Chavez, Cesar, 1927- . 2. Trade-unionsMigrant agricultural
laborersUnited StatesOfficials and employeesBiography. 3. Labor
leadersUnited StatesBiography. 4. Mexican AmericansBiography.
I. Garcia, Richard A., 1941- . II. Title. III. Series.
HD6509. C48G75 1995
331.88'I3'092dc20
[B]Picture 3Picture 4Picture 5Picture 695-15230
Picture 7Picture 8Picture 9Picture 10CIP
Csar Chvez: A Triumph of Spirit is Volume II in The Oklahoma Western Biographies.
The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Picture 11
Copyright 1995 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A.
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Dedicated to the memory of Csar Estrada Chvez
a man of hope, justice, and humanity
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Contents
Illustrations
Page ix
Series Editor's Preface
xi
Preface
xiii
Chapter 1. Early Years
3
Chapter 2. The Education of an Organizer
22
Chapter 3. The Birth of La Causa
41
Chapter 4. Coleadership: The Strength of Dolores Huerta
59
Chapter 5. Courage and Persistence
76
Chapter 6. Csar Chvez and American Liberals
96
Chapter 7. Fragile Victories
116
Chapter 8. The Presence, the Spirit, the Fire
139
Chapter 9. The Mexican Dilemma
156
Chapter 10. Conclusion: A Legacy of Struggle
172
Bibliographical Essay
179
Index
189

Page ix
Illustrations
Csar Chvez with workers during Coachella strike, 1973
frontispiece
1. Csar, Helen, and their children
Page 20
2. At the grape strike at J. D. Martin Ranch, Tulare County, 1965
46
3. Chvez speaking at a rally in the late 1960s
50
4. Dolores Huerta on mike
74
5. Chvez speaking at a boycott rally
79
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