Analysis Of Cesar Chavez's Speech 'We Shall Overcome'

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WrAP Cesar Chavez set a message a multitude of people support: it was about farm workers' rights. In the 1960s, hard working farmers were paid low salaries and were often mistreated by their leaders. Chavez was one of the many who were brutalized; however, unlike others, he stood up for the workers' rights. All his efforts of eliminating this misery was reflected in his powerful speech "We Shall Overcome". Chavez had a harsh childhood, he had toil over work since he was a young child. This hero experienced the event himself; the passage shows his parents lost their land and farm, so all the family had to work hard all day being exposed to the scorching sun for unfair wages they needed to survive. Chavez's speech clearly stated the

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