Chavez became a voice to discuss better wages and conditions proposals he accepted and signed the first farmworker contract in American History. In the end, Cesar gained ten-thousand marchers as well as recognition from all major media outlets including companies who could not take the negative publicity anymore. Others who believed in the movement joined the NFWA and this association grew from hundreds to thousands. With that knowledge, Cesar decided to march with hundreds of other farmers peacefully from one part of California to the Capital in order to seek assistance from the government. He forms a group of members around the time of harvesting grapes which is a big problem for most fruit companies because the grapes will overripe and spoil if not harvested within a certain timeframe. As Cesar begins his life into adulthood, he begins to notice harsh working conditions and the wage decreases for the farming community. Cesar experienced hatred and racism in his classroom which led him to hate school, but he found joy in learning new things. Leading Cesar’s family to explore West into California where cropping was booming. As a young boy living on a ranch with his family, Cesar has to move because of a drought that was occurring which limited the amount of food being available for workers to farm. This book is a biography of the famous Cesar Chavez who was the leader of a civil rights group for farmworkers called the National Association for Farm Workers in the early 1940s.
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