Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 in a small town near Yuma, Arizona, near the border. Born into a poor family, Cesar grew up in Arizona in a small brick house with his parents (United Farm Workers 1). In his early life Cesar experienced many injustices and saw how not only his parents, but most farm workers were mistreated and overworked. Cesar Chávez later learned a lesson in his life about injustices that he could never forget (United Farm Workers 1). Cesar would say “the love of justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being, but it is also the part truest to our nature” (United Farm Workers 1). Even as a boy in the 1930s, he saw how many people lost their jobs and homes and had to practically travel around the country to find new jobs (“Cesar Chavez” 1). When Cesar was ten years old, due to drought in the Southwest, his parents were forced to become migrant farm workers (“Cesar Chavez” 1). After his parents became migrant farm workers, Cesar Chavez had attended more than thirty different schools and had managed to obtain only a seventh-grade education (“Cesar Chavez” 1). Through all these harsh and exhausting experiences, Cesar Chavez decided to start a movement of migrant farm workers that would be very successful. Cesar Chavez was able to win the battle for civil rights by being a strategic leader, having persevering hope, and gaining the support of ordinary people, politicians, and Hollywood stars. Cesar Chavez was a strategic leader because he was non-violent and was very dedicated to the success of his movement. Cesar believed in nonviolence since he was young because his grandmother often talked to him about the importance of religion and how to trust God (Young 78). Caesar......middle sheet......Legislator; and Whoopi Goldberg, actress (United Farm Workers 4). These people, along with many other politicians and Hollywood stars, showed their support for Cesar Chavez's Civil Rights Movement by fasting. His leadership skills and commitment to the people allowed him to gain the support of influential people during the time of his Civil Rights Movement. Cesar Chavez was able to win the battle for civil rights by being dedicated and committed to his goal, having faith that his strategy and plans would work, and influencing important and famous people to give him their support. Through his boycotts, marches and strikes, Cesar Chavez got what he wanted for the people, namely better working conditions, better pay and better treatment of workers. Cesar Chavez is now recognized as the Martin Luther King Jr. of migrant farm workers and the Mexican people.