Primary Sources- Famous Speeches: Cesar Chavez's Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Read the passage Famous Speeches: Cesar Chavez's Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Famous Speeches: Cesar Chavez's Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Then answer the questions below.
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Which quote BEST states Chavez's purpose in writing this speech?
Which quote BEST states Chavez's purpose in writing this speech?
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In what ways does Chavez encourage people to follow the example of Dr. King? Select two correct answers.
In what ways does Chavez encourage people to follow the example of Dr. King? Select two correct answers.
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Drag each quote to the correct box to show the labor issues Chavez references.
Drag each quote to the correct box to show the labor issues Chavez references.
- "The women who work in the fields are routinely subjected to harassment and assaults by the growers' thugs."
- "Our workers labor for many hours every day under the hot sun, often without safe drinking water or toilet facilities."
- "The children come into contact with the poisons when they play outside, when they drink the water and when they hug their parents"
- "These poisons cause cancer, dangerous DNA changes and horrible birth defects."
- Labor conditions
- Health risks