A09-Discussion 1-Chicano/a movement Even though I saw the struggles and barriers of farm workers to fight for their civil rights indirectly through the documentary, “Struggle in the Fields”, the fifty-three-minute video was strong enough to make me sympathetic to farm workers’ desperate efforts and eagerness. I think the thesis of this documentary is that Cesar Chavez and United farm workers’ undaunted struggles and efforts brought a nonviolent civil rights movement and nationwide sympathy, which allowed them to restore their legitimate rights and the United States to take one step further toward real democracy. Cesar Chavez believed in the power of nonviolence and democracy and this approach played a significant role in gaining national