César Chávez (1927–1993) was an American labor organizer who cofounded the National Farm Workers Association. Born to Mexican American migrant laborer parents, Chávez’s youth was spent working harvests with his family through California and Arizona. He served in the US Navy for two years during World War II before returning to migrant work. Chávez first became involved with labor activism as an organizer for Saul Alinsky’s Community Services Organization (CSO) in the 1950s. By 1958, he was the director of the CSO. He resigned four years...