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D-96 (Rev. $+22-64) ol ol aD) : ' i] 4 1 i) FBI H i} \ { { 1 Date: Sept. 7, 1966 (Type in plaintext or code! AIRTEL leone eee eee eee eee eee @ -yy------- - TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-444762) “4 SAC, SAN ANTONIO (62-3226) (C) PROPOSED MARCH FROM RIO GRANDE-CITY, TEXAS TO AUSTIN, TEXAS, BY MEMBERS OF NATIONAL FARM WORKERS ASSCCIATION AND FROM RI DE CITY TO SAN JUAN, TEXAS, 7/4/66 . MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING aes oe ee es wer eT Re San Antonio airtel to Bureau 8/31/66 and San Antonio tel to Bureau 9/5/66. On 8/31/66 marchers were met by Governor JOHN CONNALLY, accompanied by Attorney General WAGGONER CARR and House Speaker BEN BARNES (all Texas), near New Braunfels, Texas, in a surprise move by CONNALLY. CONNALLY rejected their bid for early minimum wage legislation. CONNALLY said he would not meet with marchers in Austin on Labor Day and that he would not be in Austin at that time. CONNALLY said he would not )- He said he did not feel as Governor of Texas that he should lend the dignity and prestige of his office to dramatize any march. He told the marchers they did not need a march to get in to see him. greet the marchers even if he were to be in his office on Labor | Group from Huntsville, Texas, demanding equality of opportunity and justice for Negroes, joined with farm worker's group at Austin, Texas, 9/5/66 where march was terminated at Texas Sate Capitol. Speeches were made by leaders of marchers and . ane . ) a Bureau _ lee. Dallas (62-3892) lcc. Houston