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Cesar E. Chavez... The Path to Nonviolence

By National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

On what would have been his 82nd Birthday, NCADP presents this guest commentary about Cesar E. Chavez, by Magdaleno Leno Rose-Avila, NCADP's Death Penalty Abolitionist of the Year, 1995. Cesar E. Chavez A Clear Voice Against Violence As a community and farm worker organizer early in his career, Cesar E. Chavez studied Gandhi, King and others, building a solid foundation for his nonviolent political/moral position. When I first met Cesar I was not impressed by either his speaking style or his being a vegetarian. And he was far too religious for me. I did not understand how this humble man with an eighth grade education could plan to lead a revolution believing in and practicing nonviolence. I was in my twenties and I wanted action? a revolution like Che?s...continue to full post

Full post as published by Abolish the Death Penalty on March 31, 2009 (boomark / email).