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How Did Cesar Chavez Civil Rights Change

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All throughout history their are traces of numerous changes. Martin Luther King Jr was a Baptist minister and a social activist who played an important lead in the American Civil Rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr was known for displaying activism to people of color, but mainly for African-Americans. Furthermore, Cesar Chavez yet another recognized activist who desired improvement in treatment, pay, and working conditions for farmworkers. Therefore, Chavez co-founded the National Farm Workers Association and changed the treatment the farmworkers received. History relates to changes because it has been displayed when African-Americans fought for equality in the United States, and when Cesar Chavez advocated for better treatment for the farmworkers. Therefore there are many historical events when massive changes occured. …show more content…

Voices students witnessed the video “The Little Rock 9” about how African-Americans were not allowed to receive a proper education in the United States, and if any African-Americans tried to go to a privileged school like the Little Rock 9 people created a mob and federal troops would come to block them from entering the school. Therefore, this provoked anger, and countless riots fighting for equality so the African-Americans would have the same privileges as the whites. In addition, after many riots Martin Luther King Jr finally had enough of the inequality and he took part a big role in the American Civil Rights movement, but instead Martin Luther King Jr used non-violence to try to gain equality and respect. On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr performed his memorable “I Have a Dream” speech which impacted, and brought peace to many people. This concludes that African-Americans fought for equality, which caused many people to notice that there was a change needed in

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