Long embraced as a folk hero by the Latino community, Chavez remains an iconic figure among labor organizers, civil rights leaders, and Hispanic empowerment groups. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart.” Notable Quotation: “There’s no turning back … We will win. Children: Eight three sons and five daughters.Major Awards and Honors: Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged (1973), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1994), California Hall of Fame (2006).Key Accomplishments: Co-founded the United Farm Workers’ Union (1962), Instrumental in passage of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act (1975), Instrumental in the inclusion of amnesty provisions in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.Education: Left school in seventh grade.Parents: Librado Chavez and Juana Estrada.Died: April 23, 1993, in San Luis, Arizona.Born: on March 31, 1927, near Yuma, Arizona.Known for: Labor union organizer and leader, Civil rights activist, Champion of non-violent social activism.
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