In the 1940s and 1950s. the signs of discrimination and segregation were everywhere. I saw those signs that said white men. colored men. white *women. colored women. white waiting. colored waiting. Chavez experienced great hardships as a child growing up in migrant worker communities. He suffered the harsh sting of discrimination and racism. Because his family traveled from one community to another in search of work. Chavez was not able to finish high school. Life was hard for the migrant farmworking families of the West. It was especially hard for the Mexican families who were subject to great discrimination. Despite the struggles of his youth. Chavez emerged as one of the most disciplined labor and civil rights leaders of his generation. The grape boycott of 1965 that was led by Chavez proved to be one of the finest hours of the migrant farmworker crusade. It won the support of the Nation and brought Chavez into a highly viMble position of leadership in the struggle for civil rights in the Hispanic community. Chavez will be remembered for his courage and his determination to bring dignity to the lives of workers.