PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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supported attempts to overthrow the established government
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used civil disobedience to bring about social change
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boycotted agricultural crops
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were elected to national political office.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chávez and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worked to promote civil rights using nonviolent methods. They both wanted social change, justice, and equal treatment for all people, especially the poor, and dispossessed.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cesar turned for inspiration to Dr. King and his call for nonviolence. Cesar turned to fasting to encourage self-sacrifice. He was fasting for 25 days in February-March of 1968.
Detailed explanation-3: -With King at its helm, the civil rights movement ultimately achieved victories with the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act in 1965.
Detailed explanation-4: -Through marches, strikes and boycotts, Chávez forced employers to pay adequate wages and provide other benefits and was responsible for legislation enacting the first Bill of Rights for agricultural workers.