Question

in the united states
independent movements of the 19th the league of united latin american
citizens (lulac) was privately founded in 1929

• lulac was an early champion for increased latino access to

educational and work opportunities, and consequently, higher standards
of living.
rise in influence: the growing emphasis on civil rights in the 1960s
elevated the specifically mexican-american chicano movement before
building it into a wider latino movement.

• the chicano movement provided a platform for cesar chavez, a united

farm workers union organizer who famously struggled for better pay,
working conditions, and other workers’ rights.

• dolores huerta, the united farm workers vice president and a close

partner of chavez, also rose to prominence in this time, remaining
active until 1999.

• with leadership from the united farm workers, concerted movements

like a national boycott of the grape industry won the support of
influential politicians like presidential candidate bobby kennedy.

which of the following best describes the relationship
between the black and latino civil rights movements of
the mid-1900s?

they competed for attention, dragging each other down in a struggle
for limited resources.

the black civil rights movement provided a platform benefitting the
latino movement.

they were unaffiliated, being concerned primarily with different,
unrelated struggles.

Explanation:

To determine the relationship, we analyze the context: The 1960s civil rights emphasis (from the Black civil rights movement's broader push) elevated the Chicano/Latino movement. The Black movement’s momentum and focus on civil rights created a climate where the Latino movement could grow, so the Black movement provided a beneficial platform. The first option is incorrect (no competition shown), and the third is incorrect (they were related via the civil rights era’s context).

Answer:

B. The Black civil rights movement provided a platform benefitting the Latino movement.