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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
Robert Lopez Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP001482
Abstract
Robert Lopez served as a United Auto Workers (UAW) International Union Delegate. Mr. Lopez’s papers reflect his work with the UAW and his interest in international concerns, particularly concerning Cuba, Nicaragua and El Salvador, and issues of labor and radical politics.
Dates:
1971 - 1987
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library