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Cesar Chavez — Part 3
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UNITED STATES DEPARJIMENT OF sushPer
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Pittsburgh, Penns) lvania
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File Ke. November 26, 1968
DENONSTRATION MARCH,
NOVE'BER 26, 1968, BY
UNITED FARM WORKERS
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE,
PITTSBURGH. PENNSYLVANIA
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On November 15, 1968, a source, who has furnisbed
reliable information in the past, advised that Albert-fRojas, a
wenweatantatiwea af the TInt tad Baws Wrelawc frean ni gi ng
Committee (UFWOC), has obtained a permit for a march to be
held on November 23, 1968, at Pittsburgh. The source further
advised that the march was to begin in the Hill District, a
predominently Negro section of Pittsburgh, and. proceed to an
area of downtown Pittsburgh known as Point Park, According
to the Source, the aim of the UFWOC is to gain union recogni-
tion for grape pickers in California, and aS a meanf to that
end, Rojas has been in Pittsburgh for sometime organizing a
campaign to discourage the use of Caiifornia grapes. The
Source advised there were indications that civil disobedience
might occur during the march,
On November 23, 1968, a second Source, who has
furnished reliable information in the past, advised that at
about 10:55 AM, on November 23, 1968, a parade of approximately
128 individuals composed of both blacks and whites marched
from the Hill District of Pittsburgh to Point Park in down-
town Pittsburgh, The Source further advised that the march
was led by Albert Rojas, a representative of the UFWOC, and
was held in Support of the California grave pickers and their
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