Of John Hartmire's Essay: At The Heart Of A Historic Movement

Did you know that in the early 20th century farm workers were not paid enough for what work they did, even though they should have been paid more because they were basically feeding everyone. Cesar Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona. He was one of five children in his family. Cesar Chavez died in 1993. Cesar Chavez thought that farm workers needed more appreciation from people for the kind of work they did. What made Cesar Chavez and effective leader. Effective means successful. Cesar Chavez was a successful leader because he was in the group that he was supporting aka of the people, with the people, he was persistent, and he was willing to sacrifice.

John D. Rockefeller was the founder of the Standard Oil Company and became one of the wealthiest men of his time. His company was the major leader of the oil business in the United States during his reign. Standard Oil company served as a prime example of how companies should function, which helped to guide others to follow in his footsteps. He was a major philanthropist and used his large fortune to fund many philanthropic causes. His donations helped pay for the creations of the University of Chicago, the Rockefeller University, the establishment of Central Philippine University, and many others. Many of today’s accomplishments would not have been possible without him and his actions.

The Bronze Screen introduced both positive and negative portrayals of Latinas and Latinos in film. While there are plenty of positive Latino roles in films, Latinos and Latinas should be included in more positive roles because the negative roles Latinos have in films cause negative stereotypes.

The video I chose to review is “Viva la Causa” by Teaching Tolerance. This movie is very educational and it covers a lot of important topics about how farm workers fought for their rights in the fields. I believe this movie was created to show and explain to minorities and farm workers that marching and boycotting for human rights can lead to a better outcome working in the fields. Cesar Chavez was a string and intelligent Chicano man that believed farm workers were being treated poorly in the fields. They would get sprayed with pesticide, lack of clean water, no bathrooms, and long hours of work with little pay that were not being acknowledged by the farm owners. Therefore, he gathered farm workers to join “Huelga” (strike) and fight for human rights without using violence.

Cesar Chavez had a great pride towards everything he stood for, whether it was his catholic beliefs or protecting his fellow man from the oppressor. Growing up in America, Cesar Chavez witnessed discrimination from being Mexican first hand. By growing up in a family oriented catholic home, he was raised to care about the well being of others and to approach life in a nonviolent manner. Having a father who was a farmer, he witnessed the poor living conditions and wages that were given to him and knew that something had to be done. Cesar Chavez’s fight for improving working conditions for farmers helped him gather a large following of Mexican Americans. By implementing elements of Catholicism and parts of his Mexican heritage into his rallies using The Virgen de Guadalupe as a symbol for protection, and by protesting through the use of nonviolence and self-sacrifice, Cesar Chavez managed to start a revolution in America to get first class citizenship for Mexican Americans.

Jose Antonio Navarro was a very important man because he was involved in the Texas Revolution. He was born on February 27, 1795, and he was sent to Saltillo, Mexico as a young child, and injured his leg that didn 't heal properly which caused him to have a limp. The same year he injured his leg father died from a severe illness. He learned the merchant trade which was his father´s occupation, and has his own trade post, but specialized in Mexican Law. Which didn´t really make any sense. He met his future wife named Margarita de la Garza at his merchant stand, and immediately fell in love. Jose and Margarita has a daughter named Maria Casimira del Carmen in the spring of 1817. He was happy about there being a new trade port on the coast of Texas at La Bahia, because he thought he could open a new trade post to help raise money for his family, which did not work because the other merchants would not let him sell near them, because, they thought he would out-sell them, which he did.

Mexican immigration has been a controversy in the United States before 1980. According to Jie Zong and Jeanne Batalova, Mexican immigration can be divided in three waves: the first one, before World War two, the second one started with the Bracero program, and the last one after it. Nevertheless, Mexican immigration can be seen as something threat or as the opposite, a benefit to the country and it all depends on which side you want to be. The American, Cesar Chavez who was a farm worker, also creator/leader of the United Farm Workers Union, influenced ad contributed to United States history by using Mexican’s “dignity” and nonviolent strategies to showed Americans that Mexicans could accomplished hard work and being successful for the country.

What made Cesar Chavez an Effective leader? Cesar Chavez was born in Yuma,Arizona in 1927. He moved a lot and went to 36 different schools. He lived through the Great Depression and worked in fruit and vegetable fields as a farmer. On a regular basis California farmers would face mistreatment and abuse mainly by the growers taking advantage of them all. Some would die due to the horrible working conditions such as no water, no breaks, and harsh labor.For these struggles to end farmers needed a new leader to fight for them and that 's when Cesar Chavez came along. When Cesar Chavez came along and took control he became an effective leader because he was willing to create a union, expose the working conditions, and his methods of boycotting.

The story says that “The Association was a group of people who helped farm workers have better rights and better pay.” Chavez and his supporters successfully improved the lives of farmers and farm workers. The story states, “Through boycotts, hunger strikes, and marches, they made a difference for everyone.”These days he still inspires community activists and politicians. The story states, “His speeches about justice, community, and education still resonate…” In 2008 Barack Obama adopted Chavez’s motto “Si, Se Puede.”The story says, “Barack Obama adopted it as his campaign slogan.” Obama used it because he wanted to inspire people like Chavez. Senator Robert F. Kennedy described him as one of the best heroic figures of all time.”

Cesar Chavez was a great role model and activist for farmers with bad working conditions. He stood up to large fruit-growing organizations who would not provide well-paying jobs to local citizens. For his actions, he was given numerous awards.

Jean Laffite was an American patriot, a famous pirate, and, a traitor to all.Laffite has spied for Britain, Spain, and America. Jean betrayed all but America. He was one of the best spies the united states had had at the time. He could hire other people to do his spying instead of risking his own life, but he did it all by himself. Jean Laffite was most likely born in St. Malo, France; most likely between the years 1780-81. And he died between the years of 1824-25. Jean had run away as a kid to join a ship crew. Jean was among the most notorious of the pirates. But, to america, he is known mostly as an American patriot. He helped fight for texas independence. He supplied our troops with men, and also supplied our troops with weapons. He had

Our country has had quite a few Presidents in its day and with that come the good and the bad. Now, not all Presidents are either purely good or bad. There are some that mostly bad with a bit of good while others can be mostly good with a hint of bad. Now, no man is perfect by any means but there are a few Presidents that have done fantastic while in office and that have been a purely beneficial factor for our country.

During the years of 1960 – 1974, The Hispanic Civil rights group made significant steps for equality for Hispanic people living in the United States of America. Also known as the Chicano Movement The group pushed for political and social freedom for Hispanics and other things such as Farming rights and worker rights. It was during this period that the famous Cesar Chavez become more involved in Hispanic and worker rights by founding the National Farm Workers Association and organizing strikes and protests. However, why did the Chicano Movement form during this time period and how did Cesar Chavez contribute to it? The Chicano Movement formed and found success during this time because of the discrimination that Hispanic farmers were facing and

Something that many other attempted leaders fail at is to develop a personal connection with the people who they want to represent. A farm worker himself, Chavez lived through the mistreatment that many other farm workers received from farm owners. He lived through what thousands of other migrants lived through at the hands of greedy farm owners. Chavez gave them a sense of comfort and trust because he was an ordinary person just like them. If Chavez was going to fight for the rights of farm pickers, he was going to do so by fighting with them. He did not place himself above the migrant workers he represented because he was the main runner of the movement. Chavez believed that it was unjust for leaders to live better lifestyles than those who they represent. He was able to prove by earning the same wage as his staff. Document B states, “Cesar included, got $7.50 a week for food and $5.00 for other expenses.” He knew of the importance of staying true to the interest of social justice for farm workers. Chavez’s movement was successful because he was able to bring together migrant workers. Gaining the trust of the people he wanted to represent was the first step in his

Henry Cisneros was one of my political heroes. Many of my closest friends and I believed Henry had the potential to become the first Hispanic president of our country. I had the privilege of meeting Henry Cisneros personally and I was very impressed.