Grade 4, Lesson Outline: Chapter 12, Lesson 1

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
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Chapter 12, Lesson 1 A Struggle for Rights (pp. 270-274)

I. Blacks Seek Equal Rights

A. Blacks had trouble renting or buying houses and were kept out of higher-paying jobs and better schools.

B. In the 1960s blacks began to fight even harder for their civil rights.

C. The protests of groups and individuals in California brought about progress for minorities, but the struggle for civil rights continues today.

II. Farm Workers Organize

B. In 1965, Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and the union organized grape pickers to strike.

C. They joined Filipino farm workers, refusing to work until they received better pay and better working conditions.

D. Many people across the United States joined in a grape boycott.

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