Who organized the United Farm Workers?

• A. Cesar Chavez
• B. Dolores Huerta
• C. Martin Luther King Jr.
• D. Betty Friedan

Answer: (A)

Organizing a labor union and leading a nonviolent campaign for workers' rights is what this question is about. Cesar Chavez helped organize the United Farm Workers by cofounding the union with Dolores Huerta and directing its major organizing efforts. He and Huerta built a nationwide movement that brought farmworkers together, fought for better wages and conditions, and used nonviolent strikes and boycotts to win concessions. Chavez is the best-known figure associated with founding and leading the UFW, which is why this option is correct. While Huerta played a crucial organizing role as a cofounder, the question centers on who organized the UFW, and Chavez is the primary historical organizer and leader. Martin Luther King Jr. and Betty Friedan were influential in other civil rights and feminist movements, not in organizing the UFW.