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On This Day: Cesar Chavez Day

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Scholars learn how Cesar Chavez and his labor union organized boycotts to promote changes for migrant farm workers. In video clips, Chavez also speaks on how the boycott can promote change and efforts people can take to help. The engaging resource also shares a tribute to Chavez and honors his accomplishments.

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Concepts

american history, labor laws, immigration, united states immigration, cesar chavez, migrant workers, workers, labor unions, non-violent protest, protests, activism, boycotts, civil rights, civil rights leaders, agricultural products, local agriculture, farming, pesticides

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Compare Cesar Chavez's activism to other civil rights leaders
Research how migrant farm workers rights have changed over time

Classroom Considerations

Assumes users have a free C-SPAN Classroom account to access the resource, or they may use the following login credentials: Username: students, Password: C-SPANCLASSROOM

Pros

Resource is a great tool to discuss the effectiveness of protests and boycotts
Video shows archival footage of Cesar Chavez to add credibility

Cons

None

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