The Community Service Organization was not “set up to register Mexican-Americans to vote,” but was the first grassroots empowerment group for Mexican-Americans in California, addressing police brutality, inequitable services, and a host of issues.Ĭhavez’s first job as an organizer did not pay “$400 a week” but $400 for several months he was not paid by Saul Alinsky’s foundation but a coalition of groups. Since the narrative of Chavez’s life and myriad details in the review are drawn largely from my biography, The Crusades of Cesar Chavez, I want to correct the following mistakes and clarify that the errors do not appear in the book:Ĭhavez wasn’t born on his grandfather’s farm his family moved into a storage room on his grandfather’s homestead when Cesar was two, after his parents lost their house due to financial problems. I was, however, distressed by the number of errors in the piece. I was gratified to see The New York Review devote space to a discussion of Cesar Chavez your reviewer’s belief notwithstanding, I assure you Chavez is no longer a household name.
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