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- oa r™ . unit, STATES DEPARTMENT OF 5. STICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Chicayzo, Jllinois April «1, 1Yu0 rt) In Reply, Please Refer te Fie Ne lOJ--12562 » MARCH SPONSORED BY CHICAGO CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE TO AID ~ DELANO FARM WORKERS IN SUPPORT = OF PILGRIMAGE OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN FARM WORKERS FROM DELANO, CALIFORNIA, a TO SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, APRIL 3, 1966 INFORMATION CONCERNING The "Chicago Sun Times," a Chiccgo area daily newsbaper issue of April 4, 19665, page 27, reported tiat on April 3, 1966, more than 250 persons paraded on the nezr west side of Chicago in a demonStration of Support for migrant farm laborers on strike at Delano, California. The warch began at St. Francis Assisi Church, S513 West Roosevelt, and wound threugh Mexican-American and Puerto Rican neighborhoods to St. Pius Church, 1909 Sauth Achlangl Bearing placards reading "Huelya!" (strike) and "Farm Workers Demand Bargaining Rights," the demon- Sirators sang litanies as they trooped down tie sidewalks. Toney were demonstrating sympathy for a band of grape pickers who are making a 3U0 mile pilgrimage from Delano to Sacramento, California, according to the Rev. Donald Headly, director of the Cardinal's Committee for tine Spanish Speaking. The comnittee organized the marca for the Chicago Citizens’ Committee to Aid Delano Farm Workers. that the avoove march waS an annual “sidewa parade" of Spanish speaking Americans who marcued between churches in connection with Holy Week. He stated that in connection with toe "sidewalk it] fa races Tr Cans thy ws tl rmAreAna parade" the marchers were expressing Sympathy with persons Oi Similar background who were marching irom Delano to Sacramento, California. a COPIES Tu CYED 3c FEB 9 1971