Following the death of Rufino Contreras,a twenty-seven-year-old farm worker who was killed for protesting dreadful work conditions of lettuce pickers,Mexican American activist César Chávez said,"Capital and labor together produce the fruit of the land.But what really counts is labor: the human beings who torture their bodies,sacrifice their youth,and numb their spirits to produce this great agricultural wealth-a wealth so vast that it feeds all of America and much of the world.And yet the men,women,and children who are the flesh and blood of this production often do not have enough to feed themselves." Explain this quote in your own words and relate it to the struggle for civil rights.

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The Answer of Following the death of Rufino Contreras,a twenty-seven-year-old farm worker who was killed for protesting dreadful work conditions of lettuce pickers,Mexican American activist César Chávez said,"Capital and labor together produce the fruit of the land.But what really counts is labor: the human beings who torture their bodies,sacrifice their youth,and numb their spirits to produce this great agricultural wealth-a wealth so vast that it feeds all of America and much of the world.And yet the men,women,and children who are the flesh and blood of this production often do not have enough to feed themselves." Explain this quote in your own words and relate it to the struggle for civil rights.

Following the Death of Rufino Contreras,a Twenty-Seven-Year-Old Farm Worker Who