Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers movement / Roger Bruns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruns, Roger.

Series:

Landmarks of the American mosaic

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993.

Chavez, Cesar.

United Farm Workers--History.

United Farm Workers.

Agricultural laborers--Labor unions--United States--History--20th century.

Agricultural laborers.

Grape Strike, Calif., 1965-1970.

Agricultural laborers--Labor unions.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xix,186 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, [2011]

Summary:

Formerly with the National Archives in Washington, DC, Bruns is the author of numerous books, including several biographies for young readers on such figures as Martin Luther King Jr., John Wesley Powell, and Thomas Jefferson. His latest text provides high school and university students and general readers with an account of the man who led the movement for the unionization of one of America's most exploited groups, the migrant farm workers. This one-stop reference work includes an introductory overview of Chavez' life and accomplishments, a chronology of events in Chavez' life and for the UFW through 2010, narrative chapters tracing Chavez' life and the evolution of the UFW, biographical profiles of key figures in the UFW Movement, a selection of crucial primary documents, glossary of terms, and annotated bibliography for further research. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The forgotten workers of the fields

The education of Cesar Chavez

The community organizers

Creating a union for farm workers

The Delano grape strike and the great march to Sacramento

Strikes, boycotts, fasts and the politics of nonviolence

Wielding political power

Cracks in the foundation

The continuing fight.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0313386501

9780313386503

9780313386510

031338651X

OCLC:

696099295

Publisher Number:

99944508898