Question

Which statement about César Chávez's actions in support of farm workers in California is true? A. He encouraged migrants to move back to Mexico, where they would receive higher wages. B. He called for a strike and a boycott against grape growers who refused to allow unionized workers. C. He persuaded farmers in other states to increase production to drive California growers out of business. D. He urged striking grape pickers to destroy crops in the fields before they could be harvested.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. He called for a strike and a boycott against grape growers who refused to allow unionized workers.

Explanation:

César Chávez (born as César Estrada Chávez, March 31, 1927 to April 23, 1993) was an American peasant leader and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Peasants' Association in 1962, which was later recognized as the Union of Peasants Union. As a Mexican peasant worker, Chávez became the most recognized Latin American civil rights activist, and was strongly promoted by the US labor movement, which sought to enroll Hispanic members. His promotion of unionism through public relations and the use of aggressive but nonviolent tactics turned the struggle of the peasant workers into a moral cause that had support at the national level. By the late 1970s, their tactics had forced growers to recognize the UFW as the negotiating spokesperson for 50,000 peasant workers in California and Florida.

Answer 2

 The true statement about César Chávez's actions in support of farm workers in California is B. He called for a strike and a boycott against grape growers who refused to allow unionized workers.