Response to Carl's Final Project

Following reading The Blog, “Chronicles of the Chosen One”, I gained much knowledge on Ceaser Chavez, a man who I had no previous knowledge on. Ceaser Chavez said, “For we are in the midst of a great social movement and we will not stop struggling ‘til we die, or win!” This quote is a great representation of Ceaser Chavez because he was a very socially active person who fought for the rights of Hispanics not only in America but all over the world. Ceaser Chavez was very influential and gave many people the hope that change could be made, thus giving many Hispanics the will to stand up and fight for what they believed was rightfully theirs. Ceaser Chavez also organized the National Farm Workers Association. This group fought for equal rights for migrant workers. Some of the rights they fought for were to have clean water available while working, to be able to have a lunch break during the day to satisfy nourishment, and to receive fair wages for the work they were completing. These issues were very controversial and Chavez tried to do whatever he could to make it easier for Hispanics to have the same opportunity at success as any other person would have. Chavez’s main point was that unless Hispanics had sufficient education, they would not have a chance to rise from the lower class. Without the payment of fair wages, workers could not afford to send their kids to school for long, and needed them to help work to pay their bills. The fight for equality and opportunity was one Chavez fought his whole life and I admire him for his efforts in trying to give all Hispanics the chance to be more than lower class.