When reading Cesar: Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand there were quotes in the back of the book that truly touched me. I wanted to share one of the quotes with everyone and I would love to hear your responses of it.
"All around us were those who said that it could never be done. Everywhere people said that the growers were too strong for us, that the police would be against us, that the courts would beat us down, and that sooner or later we would fall back into the poverty of our forefathers. But we fooled them. We fooled them because our common suffering and our love for each other and our families kept us together sacrificing and fighting for the better tomorrow..." Speech in Coachella, 1973. Jensen and Hammerback, The words of Cesar Chavez, p. 78.
This quote really inspired me when reading. I feel that through life we are all told that we can't do certain things. Therefore, this quote was really hit me. The part that I really liked about this poem is the fact that part of what held them together was their love for each other and their families. This quote encouraged me to lean on my family more, and I am realizing now that if we get together and work together we can start to make a difference.
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