Rights of Farm Workers: Labor Leaders César Chávez and Dolores Huerta

March 31 is César Chávez Day and April 10 is Dolores Huerta Day. Use these K-12 lesson plans and resources to celebrate the life and legacy of these civil rights and labor activists. Topics span their co-founding of the United Farm Workers union, their use of nonviolent protests to fight for the rights of laborers and includes other change-makers like Lucas Benitez and Librada Paz.

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Grades

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 5, 6

Subjects

Rights and Responsibilities

Issues

Immigration, Ethics, Economy

Resource Types

Modules (Teaching Unit), Lesson Plans, Research (Digests of Primary Sources), Essays, Audio

Teaching Strategies

Whole Class Discussion, Small Group Discussion, Individual Work, Writing, Analysis, Primary Source, Informational Text, Media, Current Event

Civic Days

Hispanic Heritage Month

Tags

Cesar Chavez, labor movement, civil disobedience, Dolores Huerta, Civil Rights Movement, civil rights