WARM UP

What do you know so far about the civil rights movement in Washington?

LATINO CIVIL RIGHTS

Turn and Talk: What were the major rights that Latinos in Washington needed to fight for?

EASTERN WASHINGTON…

• Migrant farmers in Eastern washington – had terrible working conditions and experienced a lot of discrimination.

• One worker, named Frank Martinez remembers how schools in the Yakima Valley in the 1960s made Hispanic children feel inferior and ashamed of their heritage. He talks about the school policy of “assimilation”—the idea that children should set aside Hispanic culture and identity.

CESAR CHAVEZ

In 1962, a Californian named Caesar Chavez started a movement to organize farm workers and improve their living and working conditions.

The movement eventually became the United Farm Workers (UFW).

The UFW was more than a union. It was also a civil rights organization fighting for equal rights and respect for Mexican Americans.

The UFW then went to Washington to organize and help the workers there.

CESAR CHAVEZhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns5NMHTk-yY

As you watch this video, take notes on the following:

1. What were the problems that Cesar Chavez wanted to change?

2. How did he fight to change those problems?

CIVIL RIGHTS PAMPHLET

1. You’ll chose one minority group to focus on: African Americans, Latinos, or Asian Americans.

2. You may work in pairs or independently.

3. Today: Chose your partners, decide on a topic, and discuss how you want to approach the project.