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Cesar Chavez : a photographic essay by Ilan Stavans is a biography available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>Who was César Chávez? Here, an essay and photographs restore this man to his place in American history.</p> <p>The real César Chávez got lost in the hoopla. Many think he was a Mexican boxer. Young people think he’s that guy on the stamp or that statue in the park. No wonder it’s difficult, especially for our young people, to understand his human complexities and the struggles to which he gave his life.</p> <p>Esteemed Latin American scholar and writer Ilan Stavans, supported by more than forty photographs from archival collections at the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation, restores this man’s humanity so that readers can understand his struggles as a labor organizer and civil rights activist for farm workers. <b>Cesar Chavez: A Photographic Essay</b>, a 2011 Skipping Stones honor award book, discusses Chavez' growing up years and his family; his <i>comadre</i> Dolores Huerta, who stood with him from the beginning; his relationship with Dr. King and other activists in the broader struggles for civil rights for all people of color; and his insistence on being an activist for the rights of farm workers when so much media attention was given to the civil rights activists in the cities.</p>

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Author

Ilan Stavans

Publisher

El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781933693224

Category

biography

Subjects

Economics, Memoir, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.95 / 5 (21 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14