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QuizMultiple Choice

Modern Movements and Social Change — Unit test

Question 12 • CA-Ethnic Studies

What role did Cesar Chavez play in the Chicano movement?

Answer
A
He formed the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee.
B
He was a cofounder of the National Farm Workers Association.
C
He organized a militant youth group called the Brown Berets.
D
He founded the civil rights organization Crusade for Justice.

Explanation

Cesar Chavez cofounded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) with Dolores Huerta in 1962 to organize farmworkers and fight for better wages and working conditions. The NFWA later became part of the United Farm Workers. The Brown Berets and Crusade for Justice were founded by other Chicano activists.

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