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Harvesting Hope – The Story of Cesar Chavez written by acclaimed author Kathleen Krull and illustrated by Yuyi Morales tells the story of Cesar Chavez, one of America’s greatest civil rights leaders. When Chavez led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farmworkers.
In 1966 Cesar Chavez came to Borrego Springs, nestled in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, with the hope of unionizing local farm workers who wanted to join the National Farm Worker’s Association. But, he 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.
- Hardcover; 43 pages.
