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Once word got out about the Nation Wide problem tons of people across the United States decided to follow along by not buying grapes. Whether they were farmworkers fighting for a better life, or middle class students trying to change the world he had over 13 million followers nation wide across the United States. The effort and the motivation that Cesar Chavez put into making sure that the job got done On one level it represented his spiritual values, his willingness to sacrifice and do penance. In 1968 he fasted for 25 days to affirm his personal commitment to let people know that he is serious about what he was doing and what he wanted done.