The Eagle Has Eyes : The FBI Surveillance of César Estrada Chávez of the United Farm Workers Union of America, 1965-1975 (Latinos in the United States)

Gutiérrez, José Angel

Michigan State University Press（2019/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 478 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781611863079
• DDC分類 331.8813092

Full Description

This book is the first of its kind to bring transparency to the FBI's attempts to destroy the incipient Chicano Movement of the 1960s. While the activities of the deep state are current research topics, this has not always been the case. The role of the U.S. government in suppressing marginalized racial and ethnic minorities began to be documented with the advent of the Freedom of Information Act and most recently by disclosures of whistle blowers. This book utilizes declassified files from the FBI to investigate the agency's role in thwarting Cesar E. Chavez's efforts to build a labor union for farm workers and documents the roles of the FBI, California state police, and local police in assisting those who opposed Chavez. Ultimately, The Eagle Has Eyes is a must-read for academics and activists alike.

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments Foreword Preface Onomasticon Chronology of key events Chapter 1. The Target and the Architects of Oppression Chapter 2. Hoover's "Commonist" of 1965 Chapter 3. The UFW Eagle Comes to the Lone Star State, 1966-1968 Chapter 4. The Arizona Battlefield, 1969-1972 Chapter 5. The Price of Leadership Chapter 6. The Six-Year War with Teamsters Chapter 7. End of Hoover and Nixon Chapter 8. The Unraveling of Chávez Epilogue. Chávez and the FBI Surveillance Appendix 1. Methodology and Research Note Appendix 2. Explanation of Exemptions Notes Bibliography Index