During the 1960s, Chicano activists Cesar Chavez and Dolores…
During the 1960s, Chicano activists Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta founded organizations that eventually merged to become the . This group fought for increased labor rights for farm workers and fused the causes of Chicano and Filipino activist groups who had been protesting the subpar working conditions of California farmers. A hunger strike, grape boycott, and march to the state capital lent national attention to the issue.