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Cesar Chavez's Life in Weeks

American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, using nonviolent tactics to fight for fair wages and humane conditions for farmworkers.

1927–1993 American Labor Leader & Activist 3,447 weeks (66 years)

Cesar Chavez's 3,447 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

3,447
Total Weeks
24,129
Days Lived
6
Key Milestones
66
Years

Key Milestones

Age 10 · Week ~520

Family lost their farm during the Great Depression and became migrant workers

Age 17 · Week ~884

Joined the U.S. Navy during World War II

Age 25 · Week ~1,300

Began organizing with the Community Service Organization

Age 35 · Week ~1,820

Co-founded the National Farm Workers Association

Age 38 · Week ~1,976

Led the Delano grape strike, launching a five-year boycott

Age 41 · Week ~2,132

Undertook a 25-day hunger fast for nonviolence, visited by Robert Kennedy

Legacy

Co-founded the United Farm Workers union and led the Delano grape strike and nationwide boycott, securing labor rights for millions of agricultural workers across America.

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