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Cesar Chavez


 * Directions**: Use the following questions and resources to learn more about your individual. Take careful notes; you may not simply cut and paste from the Internet into your notes. Keep careful track of your sources for your Works Cited. Based on your research, you will create a profile of your individual to share with the class. This profile should provide basic background information on your individual //and// provide an overview of his/her stance on our main questions: where is the U.S. headed from here? what are the primary issues/concerns facing our nation? how would deal with these issues and concerns?


 * Questions to consider as you do your research:**


 * Who was Cesar Chavez? What was his background?
 * What events/developments influenced his decision to establish United Farm Workers?
 * What were the goals of this organization?
 * What strategies did Chavez use to achieve his goals?
 * Was he successful?
 * What were his views on immigration?
 * How do you think Chavez would define the meaning of equality in the U.S.?

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 * Resources**
 * Time Magazine: []
 * Cesar Chavez Foundation:
 * Cesar Chavez Foundation: Article on Grape Strike:
 * Cesar Chavez Core Values (go to p.9): []
 * United Farm Workers: []
 * Questia: Chavez and the Farm Workers
 * United Farm Workers: []
 * Questia: Chavez and the Farm Workers
 * Questia: Chavez and the Farm Workers