"We are tired of being treated as second-class citizens. The growers say we are like agricultural implements. The grape strike is a fight for the soul of California. Nonviolence is our strength. We hope our suffering will inspire others to act. Together we will build a union for farm workers, by farm workers, of farm workers." — Cesar Chavez, 1968
Chavez's nonviolent philosophy drew on
- A
Ayn Rand's individualism
- B
Black nationalist separatism
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Catholic social teaching and Gandhian-King traditions
- D
Marxist-Leninist class war strategy
Explanation
Chavez fused Catholic spirituality with Gandhian nonviolence and Kingian civil rights tactics, evident in his pilgrimages and fasts.