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Non-violence has suffered its biggest defeat in the hands of people who most want to talk about it.

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Cesar Chavez
Age: 66 †
Born: 1927
Born: March 31
Died: 1993
Died: April 23
Civil Rights Activist
Human Rights Activist
Laborer
Politician
Trade Unionist
Yuma
Arizona
César Chávez
César Estrada Chávez
Cesar Estrada Chavez
Suffered
Defeat
Biggest
Violence
Talk
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People

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