You might have heard of many social justices, but you probably don’t know exactly what they are. This essay will show you two examples of people who brought social justice to our world. The biography, “Mother Jones” by Judith Josephson is about a woman, Mary “Mother” Jones who lead a march to fight injustices against the mill children who were treated unfairly and got almost to no pay. Similarly, “About Cesar”, the biography, by the Cesar Chavez Foundation,(CCF), was about Cesar Chavez who fought for the rightful treatment of farm workers. These beacons of justice were both fighters for workers’ rights. Both went long distances, literally and figuratively, to make a difference in the world. Although only one of them succeeded, Cesar Chavez, thanks to that he made a bigger difference in the world.
Mother Jones was a 73-year-old woman who fought for the rights of child workers.
While looking at the liberty bell, Mother Jones had the idea of a lifetime. She decided, in order to help child workers, that she would march to President Roosevelt, the current president of the United States. It states, “‘We want President
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When he was just a boy Cesar faced the hardships of migrant farm worker life. That is when he knew how bad migrant farm workers were treated, and Cesar knew there needed to be a change. For example, “At age 11, his family lost their home to the Great Depression and became migrant farm workers.” (CCF,23) Finally, when he got old enough he started to make that change.He started a farm workers’ union to help migrant farm workers be treated equally and fairly in a good working environment. In the end, he made his dream a reality. As stated, “Under Cesar, the UFW achieved unprecedented gains for farm workers…” (CCF,24) He got farm workers civil rights and now they are treated just like all other