BLog #2

For my Hispanic that effect history I chose Cesar Chavez. In 1968 Chavez began a fast to support the migrant workers' cause for higher wages. It increased public awareness of the problem. The Teamsters attempted to take power from the UFW. An agreement was finally reached in 1977. During the 1980s Chavez led a boycott to protest the use of toxic pesticides on grapes. He fasted to draw public attention. These strikes and boycotts usually ended with the signing of bargaining agreements. I think he effected the way peoples attitudes are towards the right to protest.