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)

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. The Target And The Architects Of Oppression -- Hoover's Commonist Of 1965 -- The Ufw Eagle Comes To The Lone Star State, 1966-1968 -- The Arizona Battlefield And Other Violence, 1969-1972 -- The Price Of Leadership: Death Threats -- The Six-year War With Teamsters -- End Of Hoover And Nixon -- The Unraveling Of Chavez -- Epilogue. The Technology Of Power. Jose Angel Gutierrez. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web. Utilizes declassified files from the FBI to investigate the agency's role in thwarting Cesar E. Chavez's efforts to build a labour union for farm workers and documents the roles of the FBI, California state police, and local police in assisting those who opposed Chavez.