Cesar Chavez Speech

Jorge Cabanillas
Information Technology High School
Ms.Hyde
English 6
4/8/08
Cesar Chavez
Speech said in- January 12th,1990
Title-"Lessons of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr."


My friends today we honor a giant among men, today we honor the reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Today we honor a wise teacher, an inspiring leader, and true visionary, but to truly honor Dr.King we must do more than say words of praise. We must learn his lessons and put his views into practice, so that we may truly be free at last.
We must adopt Dr. Kings lessons and fuse them with our desire and rage, to fight for justice. To fight against the plague of pesticides, which have only brought poison, misery and death for farm workers and consumers alike. To fight against excessive hours of work without safe drinking water or toilet facilities. To fight against grower thugs who routinely sexually harass and rape our women laborers.
To fight against this system of economic slavery which is in place. I ask for all people, no matter your racial background or economic stability to join the cause, to free your fellow human beings from the yoke of oppression. For i assure you that with you're help we will come closer to the end of this tragic comedy.

SOURCE-
http://www.aztlan.net/cesarMLK.htm