List of places named after Cesar Chavez

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Cesar Chavez Street sign in Austin, TX

The following is a list of places named after Cesar Chavez, an American labor leader and civil rights activist:

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Communities

Texas

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Cesar Chavez, Texas

Parks

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César Chávez Park - Berkeley, California

Arizona

California

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Plaza de César Chávez, San Jose

Colorado

Nevada

Washington

Major streets

Arizona

California

Idaho

New Mexico

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Oregon

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Laurelhurst gates at Chavez and Stark - Portland Oregon

Texas

Utah

Wisconsin

Libraries

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Perris library

Arizona

California

Cesar Chavez Library- 2100 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, CA 95128 [10]

Michigan

K-12 schools

Arizona

California

Colorado

Illinois

Maryland

Minnesota

Michigan

New Mexico

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Texas

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Chávez High School

Washington, D.C.

Wisconsin

Post-secondary schools

Arizona

California

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Cesar Chavez Student Center

Colorado

Michigan

New York

Former places

Post-secondary schools

Oregon

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