Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW), which influenced the Chicano Movement by:
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Correct answer: Linking labor rights with ethnic pride and nonviolent civil disobedience
The UFW used strikes, boycotts, and religious symbolism (like the Virgin of Guadalupe) to mobilize workers. Their struggle for better wages and conditions became a central pillar of the broader Chicano movement for dignity and justice.
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