Oral history of Rafael Cancel-Miranda, interviewed by Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez, on 11/19/2013 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park.

Alfredo “Freddy” Calixto and his family were among the first Puerto Rican families to move to Chicago in the early 1950s. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, Mr. Calixto lived through the displacement of Puerto Rican families from La Clark to the Lincoln…

Oral history of Elaine Brown, interviewed by Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez, on 5/10/2013 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park.

Billy “Che” Brooks is Deputy Minister of Education of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP) and Director of YouthLAB@1521 through the Better Boys Foundation. In 1969, Mr. Brooks was very close to Chairman Fred Hampton who was the main…

John Boelter was one of the Chicago Teachers Union members on strike in September 1968 at Waller High School, known today by its new name, Lincoln Park High. Today he is a Professor of Biology at Chicago State University. In 1968, a prominent Young…

Sijisfredo Avilés is the first Puerto Rican in Chicago to publicly oppose the Vietnam War draft during the middle 1960s. He quietly served three years in jail for refusing induction in 1968. Born in Puerto Rico, Mr. Avilés’ family moved to Chicago in…

Vicente “Panama” Alba is a Young Lord who was born in Panama, immigrated to New York City in 1961, and now lives in Puerto Rico. He worked many years as an organizer with Local 108 (L.I.U.N.A.) of the AFL/CIO, advocating for immigrant and…

Vicente “Panama” Alba is a Young Lord who was born in Panama, immigrated to New York City in 1961, and now lives in Puerto Rico. He worked many years as an organizer with Local 108 (L.I.U.N.A.) of the AFL/CIO, advocating for immigrant and…

Interview of Howard Alan on August 22, 2012 by José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez. In the video, a man in glasses sits in front of a bookshelf and speaks to the interviewer who is off camera.

Howard Alan is an architect who specializes in organic…

Interview of Cathy Adorno-Centeno on August 24, 2012 by José "Cha-Cha" Jiménez and Melanie Shell-Weiss (identified in the transcript as "F1"). In the video, a Latina woman sits facing the camera and speaks to the interviewer who is off camera.…

Oral history of Luis Acosta, interviewed by Jose “Cha-Cha” Jimenez on October 25, 2012 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park. In the video, a Latino man in a dark sweater sits in front of a bookshelf facing the camera, while speaking to the…

Yellowstone National Park is located primarily in Wyoming, but extends into parts of Montana and Idaho. Established as a National Park on March 1, 1872, it was the first national park in the world. It is known for its large variety of wildlife and…

Zion Canyon National Park is located near Springdale, Utah. In 1909 President Taft designated the area a national monument to protect the canyon under the name of Mukuntuweap National Monument. In 1918, the name was changed to Zion, and in 1919 the…

Bryce Canyon National Park is located in southwestern Utah. The area became a National Monument in 1923 and was designated a National Park in 1928. The canyon features include hoodoos, tall, thin spires of rock, within an amphitheatre-like structure.…

Smoky Mountains (Tennessee, North Carolina). Film includes unidentified locales in the Smoky Mountains, and includes waterwheels in Tennessee and the Cheoah Dam and power plant on the Little Tennessee River in Graham and Swain counties, North…

Niagara Falls from above and below the Canadian Falls, and from above and below the American Falls.

Drive through Taos and Cimmaron, New Mexico. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus while on a trip in 1932. [2:14]

Navajo sweathouse. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus while on a trip in 1932. [0:10]

Bandelier National Monument is located in Sandoval, Los Alamos, and Santa Fe Counties in New Mexico. It was designated a national monument in 1916. One of its principal features is Frijoles Canyon, containing ancestral pueblo homes and petroglyphs.…

Chaco Culture National Historical Park is located in northwestern New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Farmington. On March 11, 1907 Chaco Canyon was declared a national monument. In 1987, it was designated a World Heritage Site. The park preserves…

Ships in the snow in Grand Haven, Michigan. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus in 1930s. [4:44]

Oxbow Dam, also known as Hardy Dam, in Newaygo County, Michigan. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus in 1930s. [0:14]

View of the lakeshore in winter in Grand Haven, Michigan. Includes footage shot during a storm. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus in 1933. [4:08]

View of Lake Michigan in Grand Haven, Michigan. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus in 1930s. [0:35]