Annotated Bibliography (Week 13)

"UFW: The Official Web Page of the United Farm Workers of America." UFW: The Official Web Page of the United Farm Workers of America. United Farm Workers, 2006. Web. 18 May 2012. <http://www.ufw.org/_page.php?inc=history/07.html>. 

This source gives precise knowledge about the history of the United Farm Workers also known as the UFW proving that it is a reliable source because it is from the organization itself. It gives a good explanation of the chronology of the events that happened for the farmworkers. It effectively organizes the accomplishments of the union and how Cesar Chavez lead it with pride. This website also provides the reader with accurate information and a timeline that anyone will be able to follow. It gives a general explanation without the need of repeating in different words what had already been mentioned. This information is objective because it only gives out the facts and does not glorify Chavez as other sources do.

"CESAR CHAVEZ FOUNDATION." CESAR CHAVEZ FOUNDATION. Cesar Chavez Foundation, 2012. Web. 05 May 2012. <http://www.chavezfoundation.org/>.

The Cesar Chavez Foundation website gives an excellent description about Cesar Chavez’s childhood which was helpful for myself because one of the main focuses in my research paper is to explain how his childhood made him so passionate about organizing a union for farmworkers. It is a reliable source because it gave many details about different periods of his life as he was growing up, up until he was the leader of the UWF.  However, this is a biased source because it gives only positive information about Chavez and does not mention any of his shortcomings. 

Dalton, Frederick John. The Moral Vision of César Chávez. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2003. Print. 

The book called The Moral Vision of Cesar Chavez described not only facts about Cesar Chavez’s life but also about his way of thinking and how he wanted to improve the living conditions for his people and his community. This is a reliable source because it gives the moral explanation of Chavez without over exaggerating his ideas. This was a helpful source for my paper because it helped me see how Chavez did more than organize strikes.  It discussed his way of thinking and how that helped him succeed in forming his union.