Eventually, the owners of the farms that many migrant workers worked on gave in and signed contracts with Chavez, which paved the way for fair treatment of all farmworkers. As word spread, more and more people joined in his protest through non-violent means. He talked to various workers and persuaded them to join his fight. Later, he was inspired by outsiders to fight for change. He dropped out after the eighth grade and continued to do farmwork. Cesar also went to an “English only” school, where he was ridiculed by his teacher for speaking Spanish. This caused his family to become migrant workers, where they worked long hours in harsh conditions only to earn thirty cents a day (total of the whole family’s wages!). The book begins by describing Cesar’s childhood, which were filled with happy memories, until a drought in 1937 caused his family to lose their eighty acre ranch. Before the creation of this organization, workers were not protected against harsh working conditions. Harvesting Hope is a short biography of Cesar Chavez, a civil rights leader who founded the National Farm Workers Association. Author: Kathleen Krull, Illustrator: Yuyi Morales
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