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Cesar Chavez is born in Yuma, Arizona
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The Chavez family lose thier land
The Chavez family lose thier farm during the Great Depression. They move to California and become migrant field workers. Chavez leaves school after to help his parents in the fields to support thier family. -
Cesar Chavez drops out of school to work full-time in fields to help parents
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Cesar Chavez enlists in the Navy
Cahvez joins the Navy during the aftermath of World War II. He serves in the Western Pacific for two years. -
Cecar Chavez marries Helen Favela
Cear Chvez marries Helen when he returns from the Navy. They met while working in the vineyards of San Jose, California. They settle in an East San Jose barrio, Sal Si Puedes. They have 8 children. -
Cesar Chavez joins the Community Service Organization in San Jose, California
Cesar Chavez is recruted by Fred Ross to jion the Community Service Organization in San Jose, California. Chvez becomes the organizer in the Mexican American community. -
Cesar Chavez becomes the executive director of the CSO
Cesar Chavez becomes executive director of the CSO. He and his family move to the headquarters in Los Angeles. Under his leadership the CSO helps latinos become citizens, registers them to vote, battes police brutality and helps improve the barrio. -
Cesar Cahvez finds the National Fram worker Association in delano, California
Cesar Chavez leaves the CSO, and startes the National Fram Workers Association in Delano, California, with labor leader Dolores Huerta. NFWA is dedicated to the rights of the migrant workers, including a minimum wage, insurance, and collective bargaining. -
The NFWA jions the Agriculture Workers Organizing Committee
The NFWA, made up of primary Mexican Americans, jions the Argicultural Workers Organizing Committee, primary made up of Filipino Americans. The AWOC initiates the 5- year strike agianst grape growers in Delano, which recievesmuch national attention. Cesar Chavez makes Strikes, picketing, boycotts, marhes and other non-violent means to achieve the unions aims. -
The strikers march 250 miles from Delano to Sacramento, California
The Strikers march 250 miles from Delona to California's capital, Sacramento. The first union contract between growers and the farm workers union comes about as a result of the strike -
Cesar Chavez leads a national boycott of Califonia table grape growers
Cesar Chavez leads a national boycott of California table grape growers. the boycott becomes known as'' la Causa''. Cesar Chavez goes on a 25-day hunger strike as part of the boycott. The lasts for 2 years and was supported by 17 million Americans, The supporters included many political and civil right leaders, such as Robert Kennedy. -
The UFW signs a contract with most Califrnia table grape growers, ending the strike
The strike ends when the UFW signs a contract with the most California table grape growers.Salinas lettuce and vegetable growers sign with the Teamsters Union. Cesar Chavez organizes a nationwide kettuce boycott. When he refuses to obey a court order to stop the boycott against Bud Antie lettuce, he is jailed in Salinas, California -
The UFW organizes a lettuce growers strike
When grape contracts expire, growers sign with the Teamsters Union resulting in the UFW organizing a lettuce grower's strike. Many strikes spread throughout California. Thousands are arrested and two people died. Cesar calls off the strike due to violence and starts a second grape boycott. -
The Californa Relationa Act goes into effect
The California Labor Relations Act goes into effect. This is the first law that allows farm workers the right to boycott and to bargian collectively. Cesar Chavez's efforts are what push the landmark law through the California state lagistature. -
Chaves undertakes a 36-day ''Fast for life
Cesar Chavez undertakes a 36-day ''Fast for life'' to call atttention to the health hazards farm workers and thier children face by exposure to pesticides. This is his last and longest fast. The fast occurs in Delano, California. -
Cesar Chavez dies on April 23, 1993 in Yuma, Arizona
Chavez dies on April 23, 1993. He passes away peacefully in his sleep in Yuma, Arizona. His funeral in Delani is attended by 40,000 people.
