You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.

César Chávez

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Topic

Raising consciousness Literacy Oppression Progress Politics

Speaker

César Chávez

Source

Speeches of César Chávez

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Labor leader Civil rights activist Activist

From

United States

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Original Citation

Chávez, César. "What the Future Holds." Commonwealth Club meeting. 9 Nov. 1984, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Current Citation

Chávez, César. "Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, November 9, 1984." The Words of Cesar Chavez. Texas A&M University Press, 2002.

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