In this Book
- The Eagle Has Eyes: The FBI Surveillance of César Estrada Chávez of the United Farm Workers Union of America, 1965–1975
- Book
- 2019
- Published by: Michigan State University Press
- Series: Latinos in the United States
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Onomasticon
- pp. xli-l
- Chronology of Key Events
- pp. li-lxii
- Chapter 5. The Price of Leadership
- pp. 141-164
- Chapter 6. The Six-Year War with Teamsters
- pp. 165-208
- Chapter 7. End of Hoover and Nixon
- pp. 209-248
- Chapter 8. The Unraveling of Chávez
- pp. 249-290
- Epilogue. Chávez and the FBI Surveillance
- pp. 291-318
- Appendix 1. Methodology and Research Note
- pp. 319-324
- Appendix 2. Explanation of Exemptions
- pp. 325-330
- Bibliography
- pp. 389-398
Additional Information
ISBN
9781609175863
Related ISBN(s)
9781611863079, 9781628953503, 9781628963502
MARC Record
OCLC
1083401252
Pages
478
Launched on MUSE
2019-01-27
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2019