#1. www.ufw.org/_page.php?inc.=history/07.html&menu=research
#2. chavez.cde.ca.gov
#3. www.chavezfoundation.org
#4. Chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/hill/marshall.htm
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Comparison of Cesar Chavez and Thurgood Marshall
I think Cesar Chavez and Thurgood Marshall are very similar even though they did completely different things. They both had one thing in mind, get people the rights they deserve. Cesar Chavez helped farmers get better pay and benefits and Thurgood Marshall helped people in the court of law get justice. One example of an event that took place where Chavez and Marshall did similar things was the Delano Grape Strike where Chavez marched to get the farm workers rights and the Brown vs. Board of Education where Marshall abolished segregation. Even though they did different things they still helped people and make life better for people.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 2nd, 1908. Marshall was a black person who was a grandson of a slave. He graduated from the same high school as many other black leaders such as Langston Hughes, Kwame Nkrumah, the future president of Ghana, and the musician, Cab Calloway. He was going to go to the University of Maryland but he got rejected due to his color. This was the starting point of his sensitiveness to racial discrimination in America. He was then accepted to Howard University Law school that same year. Marshall became a Supreme Court Judge and got his first big case in 1933 when he successfully sued the University of Maryland for not admitting a African American. Marshall's biggest case was in 1954. The 1954 case, Brown vs. Board of education was the landmark case that demolished the legal rights of segregation. Marshall represented and won more cases than any other Supreme Court Judge. Thurgood Marshall died on January 23, 1993. I think Thurgood Marshall was a very important person to everybody in America. He showed how wrong it was to treat different colored people differently. He won the case to abolish segregation which is one of the most important events in the rights of black people.
The Death Of Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez died on April 23, 1993. He died in his sleep. Cesar had went to bed at 10:00 to 10:30pm. The next day a friend of his saw a light on in his bedroom at about 9:00am. The friend knew something was wrong because Cesar was never in bed at 9:00am. He went and checked on him and found Cesar lying there in his same clothes that he wore from the previous day. His head was tilted to the left and had a smile on his face. I think somebody poisoned him the night before because he went to a dinner party and returned late. On April 29 50,000 people marched to celebrate Cesar Chavez's memorial. That was the largest funeral for a leader in US history. One quote that I thought was interesting was,"Cesar, we have come to plant your heart like a seed... the farm workers shall harvest in the seed of your memory."- Luis Valdez. I think Cesar Chavez had a huge impact on not only farmers but also people throughout America. He taught people how to fight with minds and not use violence. He showed that you should fight for the rights you deserve.
Monday, December 12, 2011
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