ISBN:

ISBN: 1570754586 (pbk.)

Call Number:

LC: HD6509.C48; Dewey: 3

Keywords:

Labor leaders -- United States; Migrant farm workers; Mexican Americans -- Social conditions.; Chavez; Cesar; 1927-1993.; United Farm Workers of America; Social Justice

Notes:

Contents: 1. A vision of liberation -- The story of César Chávez -- The life of César Chávez -- The setting for the life and story of César Chávez -- A liberative moral vision -- 2. Homespun religion -- The faith of the grandmothers -- Liberation from indignities -- Prayer and justice -- Catholic social teaching and La Causa -- After the Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 -- In death as in life -- 3. Human dignity -- Discrimination and exploitation : dignity denied -- A union community of power and service -- La Huelga : dignity affirmed -- Sacrificial service -- The pilgrimage : penitential march for justice -- 4. The virtues of La Causa -- Faith in humanity and God -- Solidarity in poverty and simplicity -- Sacrifice for justice -- A union community of character and action -- 5. The truth of nonviolence -- Impoverishment by violence -- The strike picket line -- Fasting for penance and purification -- The boycott : nonviolence for justice -- The truth of nonviolent love -- 6. Simple deeds for justice -- A life of moral integrity -- A prophetic Christian way of life -- The moral vision of César Chávez. Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-196) and index.