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Find out what's closed for César Chávez Day in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, El Paso and Dallas on March 31.
(File Photo / The Dallas Morning News) Cesar Chavez Day takes place annually on March 31. Proclaimed nationally as a federal commemorative holiday by President Barack Obama in 2014, Cesar Chavez ...
Before former President Obama proclaimed César Chávez Day a federal commemorative holiday ... "We find strength in what Cesar Chavez accomplished so many years ago. And we should honor him ...
including Houston's Cesar E. Chavez High School. Here's what you need to know about Chávez. César Chávez Day, celebrated annually on March 31, is not a federal holiday but a federal ...
An informal report found that establishing Cesar Chavez Day would cost the city $3.4 million. FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth ...
César Chávez Day is celebrated to honor the legacy of ... and inhumane conditions workers were subjected to. In 1962, Chavez, along with activist Dolores Huerta and other organizations, founded ...
Marches and rallies across the state highlighted the role of immigrant workers “as the backbone of American society,” organizers said.
César Chávez Day, observed annually on March 31, commemorates the birthday and legacy of the civil rights and labor leader who championed the rights of farmworkers. While not a federal public ...
The last day of March commemorates labor activist and civil rights icon Cesar Chavez, whose fight to better the lives of the nation's farmworkers helped improve the inhumane working conditions of ...
César Chávez Day is Monday, honoring the late Mexican American civil ... fair treatment and fair wages," Obama said at the time. "We find strength in what Cesar Chavez accomplished so many years ago.