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Eagle Has Eyes

The FBI Surveillance of César Estrada Chávez of the United Farm Workers Union of America, 1965–1975

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-03-01
Mått152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt653 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLatinos in the United States
Antal sidor384
FörlagMichigan State University Press
ISBN9781611863079

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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

“Gutiérrez is important because he does not write about history in translation. His voice balances many recent accounts on Chávez that are more about icon bashing than understanding the forces that wrecked the Chicano agenda. The Eagle Has Eyes is a major contribution.”—RODOLFO F. ACUÑA, Professor Emeritus and founder of Chicano and Chicana Studies at California State University, Northridge