Summary Of Mother Jones, Cesar Chavez And Jimmy Carter

Between the 1930s and 1950s, the United States government created and implemented labor laws including establishing the minimum wage. However, in every single one of those laws, farm workers were left out. Because of this, farm workers were able to be paid and treated any way their employer wished. This spawned a series of protests that evolved into a labor union, led by a man named Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez’s actions during the labor movement make him deserving of the La Raza award because he achieved equal rights for farm workers without the use of violence, and he united people throughout his protests.

These farmworkers, however, gained more rights and better conditions once they received this help, so it was better to receive help from Chavez than to shun it. All of these individuals, Jones, Chavez, and Tubman, were great defenders of human rights, but the most impactful was Cesar Chavez. One reason Chavez is the most

Human rights is a subject that is shown in our everyday life. The discrimination some groups face in the workforce is horrible. However, some people have stood up this and fought against discrimination. Three examples of these people are Cesar Chavez, a man who revolutionized the farming workforce, Mary Jones, a woman who changed the lives of young workers forever, and Lucas Benavidez, who fought against companies who mistreated farm workers. Lucas Benitez, Mary Jones, and Cesar Chavez all helped enact change in human rights by using persistence to change workers' rights to help others.

One of the greatest civil rights activists of our time; one who believed the ways of Gandhi and Martin Luther King that “violence can only hurt us and our cause” (Cesar Chavez); a quiet, devoted, small catholic man who had nothing just like those he help fight for; “one of America's most influential labor leaders of the late twentieth century” (Griswold del Castillo); and one “who became the most important Mexican-American leader in the history of the United States” (Ender). Cesar Chavez; an American farm worker, who would soon become the labor leader that led to numerous improvements for union workers; it is recorded that Chavez was born near Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 1927 and died on April 23, 1993 in San Luis, Arizona. (Wikipedia) His

Mother Jones made an impact on child labor because she persevered to protect children. They way down to the White House just to protect kids. According to Josephson in Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter for Workers’ Rights, “She and the textile union leaders would stage their own tour. They would march the mill children all the way to the president of the United States—Theodore Roosevelt.” This shows how she got her idea to try to persuade not only the President but make this issue publicly known. Josephson states, “Mother Jones had seen how dangerous their jobs were. Barefooted little girls and boys reached their tiny hands into the treacherous machinery to repair snapped threads or crawled underneath the machinery to oil it.” Josephson has a heart for kids, and she just can’t stand to see them being tortured like this. Josephson says, “The next night, the marchers slept on the banks of the Delaware River. In every town, Mother Jones drew on what she did best—speaking—to gather support for her cause.” Mother Jones had to be strong to carry out her task, and to get her point across to the people. Mother Jones had to be strong in order to carry out her tasks.

Fighting for rights does not have to be violent. Mother Jones fought for child labor laws, Cesar Chavez fought for migrant workers’ rights, and Gandhi fought for independence from Britain. Mother Jones, Cesar Chavez, and Mahatma Gandhi all helped to enact change by using peaceful methods to get their points across.

Throughout coal country during the early 1900's you could find the fiery spirited Mother Jones; a union organizer for the United Mine Workers. Mother Jones fought tirelessly to bring together the ‘rank-and-file miners' in order to improve their working conditions, wages, and give them a voice in the workplace. What made Mother Jones the most feared woman in the 1900's was her power of conviction. Her speeches were extremely moving, which called men to action, and if her energy and passion were not enough she would embarrass them, calling their manliness into question. Mother Jones was so moving she was also able to call the mothers and children of the mineworkers to aid in their efforts. She was one of the most successful union organizers

History is filled with stories of dedicated human rights activists that risked their lives to fight for what they believe in. Three good examples of human rights activists that never gave up are Melba Pattillo Beals, Mahatma Gandhi, and Mother Jones. Melba Pattillo Beals and Gandhi actively worked in fighting for racial equality while Mother Jones worked to improve children’s and workers’ rights. These determined human rights activists never gave up when fighting to improve the rights of persecuted people facing discrimination.

Cesar Chavez was an American labor leader and leader of the civil rights movements. Chavez was in search of justice for his people, especially Mexicans and Latinos. He stands up for these people because he saw how their bosses were with those people. Their bosses were treating them like slaves and not paying them the amount of money they should be getting. Chavez was a victim of that and he saw that no one was making any changes and he took the chance and do justice.

There are many people who fought for certian right. Mother Jones and Cesar chavez were just two of the many people. Mother Jones fought for the rights of the mill children. Chavez fought for the field workers rights. Both wanted equal and fair rights for all people. Also they both wanted people not to be getting hurt or being used.

Cesar Chavez once explained the horrors of society when he said, “When the man who feeds the world by toiling in the fields is himself deprived of the basic rights of feeding, sheltering and caring for is family, the whole community of man is sick.” (ufw.org) That means that the whole of humanity is sick and cruel when the man who works the fields all day long to feed the all of the citizens of the entire world can’t even provide for himself. It was not a small amount of people it affected, it was millions, and millions of citizens across the world. Chavez was a large factor in beginning to abolish racism, or also called the Civil Rights Movement.

During the 1960’s, many movements rose such as the counterculture movement, the hippie movement, the environmental movement, the SCLC, the SNCC, the Native American movement, Women’s civil rights, United Farm workers, etc. During the 1960’s the American culture would start to change because of these movements. The United Farm Workers movement for example fought for the rights of Mexican americans. Their goal during the 1960’s was to get decent working conditions and more job opportunities. The United Farm Workers movement was led primarily by Dolores Huerta, Gilbert Padilla, and Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez coordinated the protests, and was at the time the President of the United Farm workers movement. Like Martin Luther King, Cesar Chavez

How can a person make a big difference in human rights? Well, Harriet Tubman, Mother Jones, and Melba Pattillo Beals are all examples of people who fought and made a big impact for all human rights. While Harriet Tubman and Melba Pattillo Beals stood up for African American Rights, Mother Jones fought for child labor laws, and all these individuals were determined to take action for their cause. These special people helped to enact change by standing up for rights they believe in, and fighting for equality due to racial discrimination or child labor.

Cesar Chavez was born March 31, 1927, near Yuma, Arizona. He was the son of Librado Chávez and Juana Estrada Chavez. He grew up in Arizona with four siblings; Richard Chavez, Librado Chavez, Rita Chavez Medina, and Vicki Chavez Lastra. His home was a small adobe house on some 40 acres of land. This house was taken by Anglos. Cesar's father offered to clear 80 acres of land to earn the house back. This agreement was broken and the house was sold to another man named Justus Jackson. The Chavez's would get the house back, but not for long.

Also in chapter seven when she realized the boys would be going to jail and she was not supposed to be joining them she showed her strength and loyalty. The fact that she would sleep in the jail over the hotel room shows a deep amount of loyalty and strength that most people do not have. Mother Jones's large heart can be seen in chapter three as well. She was so considerate of those around and how her being there might affect them. For example, when the colored people offered their church as her meeting place she did not use since she didn’t want them to get trouble and have it taken away. Then, later on she paid the fine given to Dud Hado when he was found walking with Mother Jones and had his gun exposed. Mother Jones did not consider using the colored church or making Dud pay the fine once she realized it would have a negative impact on those helping her. Instead she took the blow everytime without a second thought. Mother Jones was also a very smart lady. In chapter six she can be seen reasoning with the men of why they should hold their union meetings in the school