Extending Civil Rights Answers

Which ethnic group fought for immigration policy reform and labor protections during the 1960s?

Which statement best describes the grape boycott that began in 1965?

The internment of Japanese Americans resulted in

In 1882, a US law prohibited all immigration from

One activist who lobbied successfully to pass the Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 was

One important result of the American Indian occupation in 1969 was that

Dolores Huerta helped advance civil rights by

The occupation of Alcatraz in 1969 finally ended when

Why was Wounded Knee, South Dakota, an important place for American Indians?

Read the quote by Dolores Huerta. I was speaking to a group of professionals in Arizona, to see if they could support us. And they said, “Oh, here in Arizona you can't do any of that. In Arizona no se puede—no you can't.” And I said, “No, in Arizona sí se puede!” And when I went back to our meeting that we had every night there . . . I gave that report to everybody and when I said, “Sí se puede,” everybody started shouting, “Sí se puede! Sí se puede!” And so that became the slogan of our campaign in Arizona and now is the slogan for the immigrant rights movement, you know, on posters. We can do it. I can do it. Sí se puede.What best explains what Huerta believed the UFW could improve?

In 1969, protesters for American Indian rights occupied

A major reason for the formation of groups like the National Congress of American Indians was

The Agricultural Labor Relations Act helped farm workers gain

Before becoming a leader for farm workers’ rights, Cesar Chavez was

The internment of Japanese Americans took place because the United States