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It takes a lot of punishment to be able to do anything to change the social order.

Cesar Chavez

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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
Sacrifice
Takes
Social
Order
Change
Anything
Able
Punishment

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