How Did Cesar Chavez's Actions Affect The Civil Rights Movement

“There is no such thing as defeat in nonviolence” (Chavez). In the 1960s, America believed it was standing on the Golden Age. On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy became President of the United States. During his presidential campaign in 1960, John F. Kennedy had made a set of laws called the “New Frontier,” which was a package of laws and reforms that sought to eliminate injustice and inequality in the United States. It was not until 1964, Kennedy was shot and President Lyndon B. Johnson assumed the presidency. Once that happened the war in Vietnam became the government's priority and there was not enough money for the war on poverty and the war in Vietnam. During the time of war civil rights groups began to rise such as the African-American

Barr and the grape growers in San Francisco California. He used allusion and juxtaposition to create a logos appeal. His purpose was to convince Mr. Barr and the grape growers that his movement was non-violent. Thus, the actions of Cesar Chavez led to boycotts of grapes and strikes to get better-working conditions. Overall the movement was successful because they impacted the sale of grapes as well as gained better-working conditions. It is important to learn about civil rights to see how America has evolved and look back at our previous mistakes in order to prevent it from occurring again. One example would be Farm workers union in which they protested in a nonviolent way in order to get better working conditions which are how people today are protesting to get a wage increase. As for rhetoric, it is important to learn this when it comes to debates, speeches, petitions, and several other forms. The rhetorician wants to convince his audience using persuasive language such as a President giving his speech. For example, Bernie Sanders want to remove “the top 1%” this is an example of diction which is one of the rhetorical devices. The statement that Sanders makes has people thinking about those exact words and how it will affect the economy thus creating a logos appeal which addresses one logic. In addition, we study history to make sure it does not repeat itself through things such as war or mass extinction of a race. We also use it to learn about our own culture and be proud of the many accomplishments we have made. As well as inspire future leaders in order to stand up for what they believe in. I believe that nonviolence is the key to achieving what you want. The reasoning for this is when a movement becomes violent it is seen as a threat to society and its structure, therefore, it is not accepted. However, if a movement is nonviolent it not seen as a threat and unnecessary force is not