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Cesar Chavez — Part 5

126 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Sep 15, 1966 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Cesar Chavez · 126 pages OCR'd
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LA 161- aisclose the identity or a cousin, MANUEL GONZALEZ CHAVEZ, FBI "No. 1346428, who reportedly was released on varols from the penitentiary to work in the NFWA office. For information of interested offices, CHAVEZ as head of the NFWA has been active for some time in the Delano, California, area organizing agricultural workers. His activity has attracted considerable oublicity ae -.:* 8 disclose tnat CHAV=2 iS the son of a migrant tamily who followed the agricultural harvest. He reportedly attended the Delano High School while in the ninth grade. He 2iso may nave implemented nis education later at San Jose, California. These records disclose that CHAVEZ was rec ‘nto the Community Service Organization (CSO} in the early TO0hAle Rear FRTNH Pocace WTA enant anant 12 weaare na aN ay Pali MV . Pes ee ee ee) +. dw oaa ae a,YT te oe orzeaniz and recruiter for this organization. During that sime, he caught the eye of SAUL ALINSKY of the Industrial Areas Foundation. There are conflicting reports as to nis actual amployment by ALINSKY. However, he broke with the CSO in 1962 because it was not “Activist 2nough” He took several persons who felt as he did with him. These versons included DELORES HUERTA, GILBERT PADILLA, JULIC HERNANDEZ. He associated himself with WENDY GOEPEL or GOEBEL, allegedly a 1956 delegate te the Helsinki Youth Festival. About that time he founded She NFWA. In 1962 he reportedly was an applicant Yor an Assistant Directorship in the Peace Corps and was accented. However, he refused the job and founded the NFWA, JAMES DRA: of the Migrant Ministry nas teen with him in Delano helping with nis work in the NFWA, records further es included DONNA SUE HABER, LL GANZ, hat CHAVEZ associa anc MARSR: me 1a} \0
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