Which of the following describes the connection between the activists that Cesar Chavez

looked up to and his own activism?

A. Chavez was inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi to

challenge the injustice he witnessed.

B. Chavez used similar nonviolent tactics that he saw Martin Luther King, Jr. and

Mahatma Gandhi employ to challenge injustice.

C. Chavez felt moved to join the labor rights movement after seeing Martin Luther

King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi's contributions to it.

D. Chavez eventually moved from labor rights activism to civil rights activism due to

the inspiration of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi.

Answer: B. Chavez used similar nonviolent tactics that he saw Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi employ to challenge injustice.

Explanation:

Cesar Chavez was a prominent labor rights leader who was the founding president of the United Farm Workers and he led a California Grape Strike from 1965 - 1970.

Influenced by the Nonviolent methods employed by Gandhi and the Southern Civil Rights movement under Martin Luther King Jr, he refused to resort to violent means when campaigning for the rights of farmers even though the owners of these farms sometimes did.

Indeed, so much was he committed to the cause that when some of his followers started leaning towards violence, he embarked on a 25 day fast that saw him lose 35 pounds.

As a result of this, his followers were so moved that they halted all talk of violence.