Cesar Chavez created change to make this world a better place by being a well known civil rights activist. Cesar Chavez was born March 31, 1927, in Yuma, Arizona to a Mexican-American family. He died April 23, 1993 unexpectedly in his sleep in San Luis, Arizona. When Chavez was alive, he was a farm laborer, but he was also a co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. Chavez had many losses, but a significant loss is losing his family’s farm during the Great Depression. He and his family then moved to California, where the family worked as migrant workers. Chavez lived in many migrant camps and was put into school as well. Working in farms and around migrant workers, he was training to become an organizer. The training paid off when he became a general director and soon resigned, to co-find the National Farm Workers Association. September 1965 is a significant and memorable date for a reason. This is the year Chavez began leading the Delano Grape Strike, which lasted for five years. The strike he began by California grape pickers and a nationwide boycott of California grapes. The strike gained lots of attention and by the late 1960s, an opportunity was brought to the eyes of the Teamsters Union. The Teamsters Union fought against Chavez, becoming a known rival organizer. Soon after the conflict, peace was found. Chavez’s activism was admired and rewarded for showing support to people who worked tirelessly without using acts of violence.