The grandson of a prominent Mexican-American civil rights activist will come to Greeley next week for a screening and Q&A of a documentary about his grandfather’s legacy. It’s common at some point in our lives to ask our parents or grandparents, “Who are we? Where do we come from?” For some, that question can be answered by pulling out a family album or family tree that details all the people — in one way or another — who are a part of us. The ones who got us to this point in time.
Others, however, don’t have such a luxury. Eduardo Chavez’s roots begin in the farm fields of Arizona and California. His family tree and lineage can be found in history books across the country.
Chavez is the grandson of Cesar Chavez, who illuminated the hardships and unfair treatment of migrant California workers in the farm fields, orchards and vineyards more than 50 years ago. After years of hearing and reading stories about his grandfather, Eduardo Chavez decided in 2017 to dig into his roots. It was time to learn not only who his grandfather was but also about himself.
It was time to see what the blood that flows through him was made of. It was time to fill a void in his life. Chavez decided to make a documentary, “Hailing Cesar.
” Chavez will come to Greeley for a screening of the film and a Q&A session from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
3 at the Aims Community College Welcome Center, 4901 W. 20th St., Greeley.
The event is free and open to the public. Eduardo Chavez doesn’t h.
