Caesar Chavez: Fighting for Fairness

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Bedtime History

Education, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Cesar Chavez believed that everyone should be treated with respect—especially the people who grow our food. In this episode, we learn how he organized peaceful protests and marches to stand up for farm workers’ rights. His story shows how kindness, courage, and unity can bring big change. 🎉 Check out our new show, Bedtime Safari! 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram 🇲🇽 Spanish | "Déjame contarte la Historia" Share your thoughts here: https://forms.gle/AV3cWqMPTujDTMSK7

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0:37.1	Caesar Chavez was not born rich or powerful.
0:40.3	He was born in a small house in Arizona in 1927.
0:44.3	His family lived on a farm.
0:46.3	They grew their own food and lived a simple life.
0:49.3	But when Caesar was only 10 years old, everything changed.
0:53.3	The Great Depression hurt many families in America. Caesar's family loved. When Caesar was only 10 years old, everything changed.
0:54.1	The Great Depression hurt many families in America.
0:57.7	Caesar's family lost their farm.
0:59.9	They had no money and no home.
1:02.3	They packed everything they had into their old car and drove to California.
1:07.0	They hoped to find work in the farm fields there.
1:09.8	They became migrant workers.
1:11.6	Life as a migrant worker was hard.
1:13.6	The family picked crops like grapes, lettuce, and cotton.
1:17.6	They moved from farm to farm following the harvest.
1:20.6	They lived in small, crowded houses.
1:22.6	Sometimes they had to sleep outside.
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