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FBI File on Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers
Collection
Identifier: LR000000_FBICC
Abstract
The work of Cesar Chavez, former President of the United Farm Workers, on behalf of farm migrants, resulted in his being closely examined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was seen as possibly subversive in the 1960s for several reasons, such as his empowerment of minorities against a powerful and Anglo-controlled agribusiness and association with Alinsky, a known radical. The FBI records are microfilm copies published in cooperation with the FBI, and released under the Freedom of...
Dates:
1960 - 1969
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Jimmy Hoffa FBI Files
Collection
Identifier: LP001822
Overview
Jimmy Hoffa (1913-1982) was born in Brazil, Indiana. He was heavily involved with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters between the years 1932-1971, first as an organizer and then serving as the union’s general president from 1958-1971. He played a major role in the development of the union, securing the first national agreement for teamsters’ rates in 1964. In 1964, Hoffa was convicted of jury tampering, attempted bribery, and fraud. Hoffa was imprisoned in 1967, but released in 1971 in...
Dates:
1964 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library