keep their farm workers harvesting (picking crops). Sometimes striking workers were fired and they no longer made money. This would make it really difficult for their families. SOURCEBOOK 5-28.C Source 2: Marches and Rallies One of the protest methods that the National Farm Workers Association used were marches and rallies. These are actions to get the attention of passing by people and the media (like newspapers, radio, and television). In marches, they would gather hundreds and sometimes thousands of people to walk long distances. Their longest march was 300 miles from Delano to Sacramento (about the distance of Boston to Philadelphia). In rallies, they would gather hundred and sometimes thousands of people to listen to speeches and songs. They would often chant "Sí, se puede" (Spanish for we can”). They would invite “Yes, famous people, like Senator Robert F. Kennedy (President John F. Kennedy’s brother). The media would cover these events and people from around the country and world would hear about them. It showed that many people supported them. SOURCEBOOK 5-28.D Source 3: Hunger Strikes One of the protest methods that the National Farm Workers Association used were hunger strikes. A hunger strike is when a person refuses to eat. It can be very dangerous because you need to each regularly or you could become very sick or die. César Chavéz respected the famous Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, who went on 17 hunger strikes (the longest one was 21 days). Alice Paul, wanted women to have the right to vote, was jailed and did a hunger strike in prison until they forced her to
keep their farm workers harvesting (picking crops). Sometimes striking workers were fired and they no longer made money. This would make it really difficult for their families. SOURCEBOOK 5-28.C Source 2: Marches and Rallies One of the protest methods that the National Farm Workers Association used were marches and rallies. These are actions to get the attention of passing by people and the media (like newspapers, radio, and television). In marches, they would gather hundreds and sometimes thousands of people to walk long distances. Their longest march was 300 miles from Delano to Sacramento (about the distance of Boston to Philadelphia). In rallies, they would gather hundred and sometimes thousands of people to listen to speeches and songs. They would often chant "Sí, se puede" (Spanish for “Yes, we can”). They would invite famous people, like Senator Robert F. Kennedy (President John F. Kennedy’s brother). The media would cover these events and people from around the country and world would hear about them. It showed that many people supported them. SOURCEBOOK 5-28.D Source 3: Hunger Strikes One of the protest methods that the National Farm Workers Association used were hunger strikes. A hunger strike is when a person refuses to eat. It can be very dangerous because you need to each regularly or you could become very sick or die. César Chavéz respected the famous Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, who went on 17 hunger strikes (the longest one was 21 days). Alice Paul, wanted women to have the right to vote, was jailed and did a hunger strike in prison until they forced her to