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Match these civil rights leaders to their descriptions: (4 pts)

(4 points)

Martin Luther King Jr

Cesar Chavez

Delores Huerta

Malcom X

# Civil rights leader, rejected the idea of nonviolence, instead advocating for "any means necessary" including violence and self-defense.

Hispanic activist who fought for workers rights, voters rights, and led the boycott movements and strikes that brought attention to the
plight of farmworkers.

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Pastor, leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, began peaceful protests to bring attention to the need for civil right
legislation.

# Hispanic activist who led a strike by farmworkers for better working conditions and unionization

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Here are the matches for the civil rights leaders to their descriptions:

  1. Martin Luther King Jr: Pastor, leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, began peaceful protests to bring attention to the need for civil rights legislation.

  2. Cesar Chavez: Hispanic activist who fought for workers' rights, voters' rights, and led the boycott movements and strikes that brought attention to the plight of farmworkers.

  3. Delores Huerta: Hispanic activist who led a strike by farmworkers for better working conditions and unionization.

  4. Malcom X: Civil rights leader, rejected the idea of nonviolence, instead advocating for "any means necessary" including violence and self-defense.