Asked by anaje leslie on Jun 26, 2024

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Why did National Farm Workers Association leaders Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta organize a nationwide boycott of grapes?

A) to get workers better healthcare
B) to establish maximum working hours
C) to make farmworkers eligible for Social Security
D) to force growers to recognize the union

Cesar Chavez

A Mexican American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in the 1960s.

Dolores Huerta

An American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers association.

Nationwide Boycott

A widespread or countrywide refusal to buy, use, or participate in something as a form of protest or demand for change.

  • Determine the foundational roots and principal occurrences that accelerated the Civil Rights Movement.
  • Comprehend the evolution of social and political movements, including their strategies, impacts, and key figures.
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Vania RodriguezJun 26, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
The nationwide boycott of grapes organized by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta was aimed at forcing growers to recognize their union, the United Farm Workers, and to negotiate better conditions and wages for farmworkers.