Cesar E. Chavez

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf human
gptkbp:advocatesFor farm workers' rights
gptkbp:associated_with civil rights movement
gptkbp:awardedBy Presidential Medal of Freedom
numerous awards
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Yuma,_Arizona
gptkbp:born March 31, 1927
gptkbp:celebrates statues
murals
streets named after him
schools named after him
gptkbp:children gptkb:Cesar_Chavez_Jr.
gptkb:Anna_Chavez
gptkb:Paul_Chavez
gptkb:Linda_Chavez-Thompson
gptkbp:died April 23, 1993
gptkbp:education gptkb:California_State_University,_Sacramento
gptkbp:foughtIn working conditions
better wages
pesticide exposure
gptkbp:founded gptkb:National_Farm_Workers_Association
gptkbp:founder gptkb:United_Farm_Workers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cesar E. Chavez
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
labor movements
future labor leaders
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Chicano_Movement
gptkbp:is_a_celebration_of gptkb:Cesar_Chavez_Day
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Delano_Grape_Strike
community organizing
advocacy for civil rights
Grape Boycott
boycotts
advocacy for workers' rights
hunger strikes
advocacy for education
peaceful protests
advocacy for labor rights
advocacy for economic justice
environmental justice advocacy
nonviolent activism
advocacy for health care access
advocacy for social equity
advocacy for immigrants
advocacy for farmworker housing
gptkbp:legacy labor rights advocacy
social justice activism
gptkbp:nationality Mexican_American
gptkbp:occupation labor leader
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Helen_F._Chavez
gptkbp:works_with gptkb:Dolores_Huerta