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- 2. Urgent needs or demands that must be dealt with immediately, as faced by Chavez and the farmworkers he represented.
- 4. A person or group of people standing outside a place of work or other venue, protesting about something, a common tactic used during Chavez’s labor strikes.
- 6. The ability to understand and share the feelings of others, a trait that Chavez exemplified in his leadership and activism.
- 9. To be repeated several times as an echo, describing the far-reaching impact of Chavez's advocacy for farmworkers' rights.
- 10. Persuasion as opposed to force or compulsion, the method employed by Chavez through his nonviolent protests.
- 12. The quality of being fair and impartial, a goal of Chavez’s lifelong efforts to improve farmworkers' lives.
- 13. Believing in pacifism, the opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes, a principle strongly adhered to by Chavez.
- 14. Unity or agreement of feeling or action, particularly among individuals with a common interest, crucial in the success of Chavez’s campaigns.
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- 1. Arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code, as Chavez's efforts helped achieve with the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act.
- 3. Done by people acting as a group, a key aspect of the labor movement led by Chavez, especially in collective bargaining.
- 4. Knowing or using several languages, referring to the diverse group of supporters united by Chavez's cause.
- 5. The art of public speaking, especially in a formal and eloquent manner, a skill that Chavez used effectively to inspire and lead.
- 7. Relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land, a central aspect of Chavez’s work in the context of farm labor.
- 8. Instances of unfairness or unequal treatment, which Chavez fought against in the agricultural labor system.
- 11. The quality or fact of being very determined; determination expressed by Chavez in his unwavering commitment to labor rights.