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~ ~~ - units STATES DEPARTMENT OF 9. STICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Chicago, Illinois April 4, 19u6 In Reply, Please Refer to . FilbNe 100-12862 = MARCH SPONSORED BY CHICAGO CITIZENS' COMMITTEE TO AID a DELANO FARM WORKERS IN SUPPORT - OF PILGRIMAGE OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN FARM WORKERS FROM DELANO, CALIFORNIA, 4 TO SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, APRIL 3, 1966 INFORMATION CONCERNING The "Chicago Sun Times," a Chiccgo area daily newspaper issue of April 4, 1965, 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, 513 West Roosevelt, and wound threugh Mexican-American and Puerto Rican neighborhoods to St. Pius Church, 19U9 South Ashland. Bearing placards reading "Huelga!" (strixe) and "Farm Workers Demand Bargaining Rights," the demon- Strators sang litanies as they trooped down tue sidewalks, They were demonstrating sympathy for a band of grape pickers who are maxing a 300 mile pilgrimage from Delano to Sacramento, California, according to the Rev. Donald Headly, director of the Cardinal's Committee for the Spanish Speaking. The committee organized the marca for the Chicago Citizens’ Committee to Aid Delano Farm Workers. 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 the "sidewalk parade" the marchers were expressing sympathy with persons oi similar background who were marching .rom Delano to Sacramento, California. ty copies te VED B3cFEB Q 1971