Cesar was born in Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 1927. He grew up as a poor farm worker’s son and went to school, but disliked it because it was strongly segregated. He eventually graduated eighth grade after attending thirty seven schools because of his father’s migrant worker job, but didn’t continue to high school. Instead, Cesar became a migrant worker like his father, and later joined the US army for two years. Cesar has been hailed as a “model for Catholics in public life” because of his attention to making the Church’s social concerns known to the world and attending to issues not just involved with one particular religion or topic, but that is universal. Such as issues of race and gender. He frequently fasted because " A fast is first and foremost personal. It is a fast for the purification of my own body, mind, and soul.” Cesar was perfectly willing to …show more content…
Cesar implied both in his mission and he helped so many, including himself. Dr. Christopher Shannon once said, “As a Catholic school boy in the 1970’s I was taught to see Chavez as a kind of Catholic Martin Luther King, a great national figure that we could call our own.” That was exactly what some view Cesar Chavez as, a savior that would stand up for common rights of the impoverished, but would still remain loyal to God. A more perfect match of qualities could not have been created without His loving hand. Cesar Chavez is one of the best examples of a compassionate person acting in the name of Jesus