damian: now we should point out that helen chavez never granted an interview to reporters, maybe once or twice during this entire time. we were lucky enough here at nbc bay area that she granted us an interview back in 2002 during the unveiling of the cesar chavez stamp, and so here is our story. [crowd chanting] damian: civil rights historians have compared him to gandhi, martin luther king jr., and mother teresa, fighting his entire adult life for social justice.