Cesar Chavez faced numerous obstacles as a civil rights leader advocating for farm workers. He challenged entrenched power dynamics in the agricultural industry, often confronting corporate interests resistant to labor reforms. Chavez faced poverty and lacked resources while organizing for better working conditions, which included issues such as minimum wage and healthcare access. His efforts to establish a national union for farmworkers met with widespread opposition, including threats and violence from growers. Nonetheless, through grassroots organizing and nonviolent protest, Chavez galvanized support for the United Farm Workers, becoming a symbol of the labor rights movement.