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Birth date
Chavez was brought into the world -
Migrate Laborers
Chavez's parents lost their farm and started working as migrate laborers -
California
Chavez's family moves to California to begin work as farm laborers -
8th grade
After graduating from 8th grade Chavez became a full time farm worker to support his family (His father had recently been injured in a car accident) -
Challenges segregation
Chavez challenges segregation (white vs. Mexican) and refuses to sit in the Mexican section of a theater; he is held in custody for an hour. -
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WW2
Chavez fought in World War 2, in the US Navy. -
Married
Chavez and Helen Fabela are married. -
CSO
Chavez joins the Community Service Organization (CSO). -
NFWA
Chavez forms the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA). -
El Malcriado
Chavez starts El Malcriado: The Voice of the Farm Worker, the official newspaper of the NFWA. -
STRIKE!
NFWA members go on strike against grape growers and start a local grape boycott. -
Robert Kennedy
Senator Robert Kennedy supports the NFWA grape boycott. -
March
Chavez leads a 250-mile march from Delano to Sacramento, California, to let the public and law-makers know about the mistreatment of farm workers. -
Fasting
Chavez starts his first hunger strike; it lasts for 25 days in February and March (it was done to stop violence against strikers). -
Boycott begins
The nationwide boycott of California grapes begins. -
Pesticide
Pesticide use is regulated. -
arrested
Chavez is jailed for defying a court order againt boycotting. -
UFW
The name of the NFWA changes to United Farm Workers (UFW). -
Labor relations act
The California Labor Relations Act was passed; it was the first law that protected the rights of organizations of farm laborers . -
1000 miles
Chavez leads a 1,000 mile march through the Central Valley of California, in order to call attention to the union elections. -
El cortito
The use of the short-handled hoe (el cortito) is banned by the Supreme Court. -
Boycott Ends
Chavez announces that all general lettuce and grape boycotts are ended. -
New Boycott
Chavez announces a new grape boycott, due the excessive use of pesticides. -
The Wrath of Grapes
The UFW produces a film call The Wrath of Grapes, about the dangerous use of pesticides on food. -
Death
Everyone today still honors him
