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.