The Moral Vision of Cesar Chavez

Acknowledgments vii Abbreviations viii Introduction 1(4) A Vision of Liberation 5(24) The Story of Cesar Chavez 6(4) The Life of Cesar Chavez 10(9) The setting for the Life and Story of Cesar Chavez 19(7) A Liberative Moral Vision 26(3) Homespun Religion 29(33) The Faith of the Grandmothers 32(5) Liberation from Indignities 37(4) Prayer and Justice 41(5) Catholic Social Teaching and La Causa 46(13) After the Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 59(1) In Death as in Life 60(2) Human Dignity 62(29) Discrimination and Exploitation: Dignity Denied 63(9) A Union Community of Power and Service 72(5) La Huelga: Dignity Affirmed 77(5) Sacrificial Service 82(3) The Pilgrimage: Penitential March for Justice 85(6) The Virtues of La Causa 91(26) Faith in Humanity and God 94(6) Solidarity in Poverty and Simplicity 100(6) Sacrifice for Justice 106(5) A Union Community of Character and Action 111(6) The Truth of Nonviolence 117(31) Impoverishment by Violence 118(4) The Strike Picket Line 122(8) Fasting for Penance and Purification 130(7) The Boycott: Nonviolence for Justice 137(5) The Truth of Nonviolent Love 142(6) Simple Deeds for Justice 148(23) A Life of Moral Integrity 151(3) A Prophetic Christian Way of Life 154(9) The Moral Vision of Cesar Chavez 163(8) Notes 171(14) Select Bibliography 185(12) Index 197