Chávez is Jailed for Organizing an Illegal Lettuce Boycott
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics, Law, Legal History, Courts, Agriculture
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Business, Latinos, Hispanics, Chicanos, Human Rights, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment, Farms, Farming, Rural Life, Strikes, Boycotts, Lockouts, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Latino History
- Geographical Location: California
- Date: December 4, 1970
Article abstract: César Chávez’s jailing for his boycott against lettuce growers elevated him to the status of champion of the oppressed and the poor in the minds of Americans.
Summary of Event
Throughout the history of the farm labor movement in California, growers have relied on a cheap, dependable work force that has been composed primarily of minorities. The state’s first farm workers were American Indians. The Native American population in the state was reduced from an earlier level of 300,000 to 30,000 in 1860 through disease and...
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