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Young Lords
In Lincoln Park
Interviewee: Juan Rodríguez
Interviewers: José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez
Location: Grand Valley State University Special Collections
Date: 6/21/2012
Biography and Description
Juan Rodríguez is an excellent organizer and community leader. He was a member and leader of the
Jovenes Nobles social club in San Salvador, Puerto Rico, where he was born and raised. Mr. Rodríguez
recalls how they grew from just some initial conversations and worked together to raise funds to open
and a weight-lifting and social club for barrio youth. It was a wonderful experience he says, learning via
hard knocks to go door-to-door. The Jovenes would also travel to other parts of Puerto Rico, going to
parties, dances, and other events. Mr. Rodríguez explains that for many years, many people used the
donated clubhouse and the weight lifting equipment, which they supported through fundraisers and
membership dues. Mr. Rodríguez later followed other family members to Aurora, Illinois where he
worked for many years at the Caterpillar Plant on Montgomery Road. There he used his acquired
organizing skills to help Don Teo Arroyo, also of San Salvador, to recruit local business people to
organize the annual dinner/dance and the coronation of a queen for the first Puerto Rican parades held
in Aurora. He also worked for several mayors and other elected officials, using the parade as leverage to
get needed programs to benefit the Puerto Rican community there. Mr. Rodríguez says that he never
had a problem convincing politicians of this need because the Puerto Rican community controlled the
votes. Later, Mr. Rodríguez heard about the organizing work of the Young Lords in Chicago’s Lincoln
Park. By that time his relatives from the Jiménez family had also come to Aurora, moving from Lincoln
�Park and Wicker Park, Chicago. They moved because “the rents were too high,” as Mr. Rodríguez recalls.
In Aurora, the Jiménez family was able to rent a large home which they needed since it was always filled
with relatives and friends. Mr. Rodríguez and his brother Ramón would visit their home regularly, and
assisted with organizing the parades.
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Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection
Subject
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Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Description
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Collection of oral history interviews and digitized materials documenting the history of the Young Lords Organization in Lincoln Park, Chicago. Interviews were conducted by Young Lords' founder, José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez, and documents were digitized from Mr. Jiménez' archives.
The Young Lords in Lincoln Park collection grows out of the ongoing struggle for fair housing, self-determination, and human rights that was launched by Mr. José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez, founder of the Young Lords Movement. This project is dedicated to documenting the history of the displacement of Puerto Ricans, Mejicanos, other Latinos, and the poor from Lincoln Park, as well as the history of the Young Lords nationwide.
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park collection (RHC-65)</a>
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
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2017-04-25
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eng
spa
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Text
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RHC-65
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2012-2017
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Título
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Juan Rodríguez vídeo entrevista y biografía
Sujetos
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Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Puertorriqueños--Relatos personales
Idioma español--Relatos personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Chicago (Ill.)--Política y gobierno--1951-
Puertorriqueños--Illinois--Chicago--Vida social y costumbres
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park (RHC-65)</a>
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RHC-65_Rodriguez_Juan
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Juan Rodríguez video interview and biography
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Rodríguez, Juan
Description
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Juan Rodríguez was a member and leader of the Jovenes Nobles social club in San Salvador, Puerto Rico, where he was born and raised. Mr. Rodríguez later followed other family members to Aurora, Illinois where he worked for many years at the Caterpillar Plant on Montgomery Road. Later, Mr. Rodríguez heard about the organizing work of the Young Lords in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. By that time his relatives from the Jiménez family had also come to Aurora, moving from Lincoln Park and Wicker Park. Mr. Rodríguez and his brother Ramón would visit their home regularly, and assisted with organizing the parades.
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
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Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Puerto Ricans--Personal narratives
Spanish language--Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--1951-
Puerto Ricans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs
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spa
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>
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Moving Image
Text
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video/mp4
application/pdf
Date
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2012-06-21