Cesar Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist of Mexican-American descent who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). Born in 1927 in Yuma, Arizona, Chavez grew up as a migrant farmworker and later became a prominent organizer advocating for better wages and working conditions for farmworkers. He is well known for organizing the Delano grape strike and boycott in the 1960s and for his commitment to nonviolent tactics inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Chavez's efforts led to landmark labor contracts and legislative protections for farmworkers. He died in 1993 and is remembered as a key figure in labor and civil rights history in the United States.
