Cal. Sets Up National Monument for Cesar Chavez; Was Force Behind Hispanic Farm Workers' Cause

Civil rights leader Cesar Chavez has had his memory celebrated with a Cesar Chavez day in a handful of states, but now Chavez -- the force behind the Hispanic farm workers' movement -- will have a national remembrance in the form of a national monument in California.

According to the Inquisitr website, President Barack Obama will travel to Keene in California's San Joaquin Valley on October 8 to the property known as "Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz" (Our Lady Queen of Peace), where Chavez -- who founded the United Farm Workers -- lived from the early 1970s until his death in 1993.

While there, Obama is scheduled to announce the creation of The Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.

"Cesar Chavez gave a voice to poor and disenfranchised workers everywhere," Obama said. He added that La Paz was the center of some of the most significant history, and by designating it a national monument, "Chavez's legacy will be preserved and shared to inspire generations to come."