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i CONF NMENTI AL =~ L UNITED STATES DEPARQMENT OF wee soe ' FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Pittsburgh, Penns) lvania « Im Reply, Ploase Refer 0 File Ke November 26, 1968 DEMONSTRATION MARCH, NOVEMBER 26, 1968, BY UNITED FARM WORKERS . ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA On November 15, 1968, a source, who has furnisbed reliable information in the past, advised that Albert-flojas, a representative of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), has obtained a permit for a march to be held on November 23, 1968, at Pittsburgh. The source further A 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 Califgrnia, and aS a means to that end, Rojas has been in Pittsburgh for Sometime organizing a campaign to discourage the use of California 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 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. . GRO | . Ex di from automatic one ven downgrading and ’ corirs PM ” declassification . eeesir 23% : ENCUMEM ETM By 2! . 1%