Monday, March 31, 2014

¡Feliz Cumpleaños, César Chávez!


AKA César Estrada Chávez.

Born March 31, 1927. Died April 23, 1993.

He was one of the most historically influential Mexican-Americans of the 20th century but apparently the only thing conservative Americans find worth remembering about him nowadays is that he hated illegal immigration. Somehow I would like to think there is more to his legacy than that.

Then again, most of Mr. Chávez's critics are not likely to be descended from the type of people who ever had to worry about working with a short-handled hoe.

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