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Cesar Chavez is known as one of America´s greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farmworkers. But Cesar wasn´t always a leader. As a boy, he was shy and teased at school. His family slaved in the fields for barely enough money to survive. Cesar knew things had to change, and he thought that--maybe--he could help change them. So he took charge. He spoke up. And an entire country listened. An author´s note provides historical context for the story of Cesar Chavez´s life. Award-winning author Kathleen Krull celebrates our most important Hispanic civil rights leader. "One person can make a difference is a message that resonates throughout Krull´s stirring biography..."

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