Carlos Flores video interview and biography

Jiménez, José, 1948-

Carlos Flores is a cultural activist who lived at La Salle and Superior in the La Clark barrio, growing up on Armitage Avenue. He takes pride in relating that his family was “the last of the Puerto Ricans to leave Lincoln Park” and recalls life in Lincoln Park which included his share of minor street battles as a teen member of the Continentals Social Club. Mr. Flores also fought for Puerto Ricans as a full fledged member of the Young Lords. Mr. Flores served on the Chicago Mayor’s Advisory Council on Latino Affairs, under Harold Washington. This council was first set up in 1983 by the Young Lords and four other Latino representative organizations city-wide soon after Harold Washington was elected the first African American mayor in Chicago history.

2012-03-29

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

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Carlos Flores vídeo entrevista y biografía

Young Lords (Organización)

Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos

Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia

Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)

Puertorriqueños--Relatos personales

Justicia social

Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago

Chicago (Ill.)--Política y gobierno--1951-

Artes, Puertorriqueños--Illinois--Chicago

Renovación urbana--Illinois--Chicago

Relaciones raciales

Puertorriqueños--Illinois--Chicago--Condiciones sociales