USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the leader of the United Farm Workers Union Movement?
A
Sal Castro
B
Gonzalo Mendez
C
Pete Hernandez
D
Cesar Chavez
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -César Chávez (1927–1993) Mexican-American farmworker, labor leader and civil rights activist César Chávez brought about better conditions for agricultural workers. Born on his family’s farm near Yuma, Arizona, Chávez witnessed the harsh conditions farm laborers endured.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) was started by a young Chicano named Cesar Chavez in 1962.

Detailed explanation-3: -United Farm Workers (UFW), in full United Farm Workers of America, formerly National Farm Workers Association, U.S. labour union founded in 1962 as the National Farm Workers Association by the labour leaders and activists Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta.

Detailed explanation-4: -The labor movement of earlier generations was reignited in part by the United Farm Workers (UFW), led by a labor union activist Cesar Chavez. He was committed to non-violent change and justice, inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi.

Detailed explanation-5: -A servant leader, Chavez co-founded the National Farmworkers Association (NFWA) in 1962, which fought to empower farmworkers to advocate for social justice reforms and respect in their workplace – the fields.

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