The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography
Review: Cesar Chavez Remembered, Warts and All
April 14, 2014 / Mark R. Day
The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography, by Miriam Pawel, 2014.
Book: The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography, by Miriam Pawel, 2014.
Cesar was not a humble man, narrator Luis Valdez says at the conclusion of the new documentary Cesars Last Fast, about the late farm labor leader Cesar Chavez. Nor was he a simple man.
Indeed, Chavez was a controversial and complex figure. Thats the problem with Diego Lunas feature film Cesar Chavez, whose release coincided with the charismatic leaders March 31 birthday.
Chavez was, of course, a genius and a master organizer. His successes in the vineyards and lettuce fields of California came about as a result of enormous personal sacrifice and his ability to reach out to a wide audience: students, priests, nuns, ministers, labor leaders, and average housewives who made up their minds not to buy grapes ...
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