Cesar Chavez Thesis

How might a single individual make a big change in society? Mother Jones, Cesar Chavez, and Jesse Jackson are each significant individuals who helped enact change in society by raising awareness of issues and persistently making an effort to solve these problems..
Mother Jones, a kind woman with a love for children, dedicated time and effort to ensuring safe and fair working conditions for the youth. According to Judith Pinkerton Josephson, Mother Jones decided to raise awareness to the evils of child labor and lead a group of mill children in a march to grasp the attention of the President. Mother Jones responded to the issue of child labor by ? The text also states, “Mother Jones had drawn the attention of the nation to the problem of child labor. She became even more of a national figure” (Pinkerton Josephson). Because of her persistence to help the unfortunate children, Mother Jones achieved the recognition that she sought from

the country. “Within a few years, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and other states did pass tougher child labor laws. The federal government finally passed a child labor law (part of the Fair Labor Standards Act) in 1938—thirty-five years after the march of the mill children” (Pinkerton Josephson). Thanks to Mother Jones, the problem was finally brought to attention and changes could be made to make society a better place. Mother Jones goes to show that with time and dedication, anyone can impact society for the better.
Cesar Chavez, a latin american migrant farmer, helped to achieve civil rights for farm workers through protesting and by inspiring civilians to openly support civil rights.

Many years of his early life were spent participating in protests. According to the Cesar Chavez Foundation, Cesar Chavez put time into ? strikes and boycotts, marches and fasts, victories and defeats. This goes to show that Cesar Chavez made protesting a main hobby of his and was dedicated to achieving his goal. The passage states,“Under Cesar, the UFW achieved unprecedented gains for farm workers, establishing it as the first successful farm workers union in American history” (Cesar Chavez Foundation). Cesar Chavez was successful in his work, and made progress to achieve his goal and change society for the better. The Cesar Chavez Foundation states, “He gave people the faith to believe in themselves, even if they were poor and unable to receive the best education. Cesar succeeded where so many others failed for 100 years to organize farm workers”. According to

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Jesse Jackson is a civil rights activist and an American politician who dedicated his life towards encouraging equality and compassion in communities. When faced with the issue of segregation among race, Jesse Jackson took action and made the choice to dedicate his life towards changing these ways. “Jackson made the decision to leave school in order to work for King” (Biography.com Editors). While school is a top priority for the common citizen, people like Jesse Jackson have dreams to pursue and achieve a more ? goal. Through further involving himself with ?, Jesse Jackson did just that. According to the text, “Through PUSH, the organization he founded in 1971, Jackson pressed for broader employment opportunities for African-Americans” (History.com Staff).

These three figures overcame challenges and opposers to make the world a better place.

Works Cited
Biography.com Editors. “Jesse Jackson.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 17 Nov. 2017.
Cesar Chavez Foundation. “About Cesar.” Studysync: Reading & Writing Companion, BookheadEd Learning, LLC, 2015.
History.com Staff. “Jesse Jackson.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009.
Pinkerton Josephson, Judith. “Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter For Workers' Rights.” Studysync: Reading & Writing Companion, BookheadEd Learning, LLC, 2015.