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  • Subject is exactly "Civil Rights--United States--History"
Go to Luis Acosta video interview and transcript item page

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…
Go to Cathy Adorno-Centeno video interview and transcript item page

Interview of Cathy Adorno-Centeno on August 24, 2012 by José "Cha-Cha" Jiménez. In the video, a Latina woman sits facing the camera and speaks to the interviewer who is off camera.

Cathy Adorno-Centeno is the daughter of Angie Navedo-Rizzo, a…
Go to Howard Alan video interview and transcript item page

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…
Go to Vicente “Panama” Alba video interview and transcript, interview 1 item page

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…
Go to Vicente “Panama” Alba video interview and transcript, interview 2 item page

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…
Go to Sijisfredo Avilés video interview and transcript item page

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…
Go to Luis "Tony" Baez video interview and transcript item page

Luis "Tony" Baez arrived in Chicago from Barrio Borinquén of Caguas, Puerto Rico in 1969 and soon became Minister of Education of the Young Lords. In Puerto Rico, Dr. Baez was also active with the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP), the electoral…
Go to John Boelter video interview and transcript item page

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…
Go to Billy “Che” Brooks video interview and transcript item page

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…
Go to Elaine Brown video interview and transcript item page

Oral history of Elaine Brown, interviewed by Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez, on 5/10/2013 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park.
Go to Alfredo Calixto video interview and transcript item page

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…
Go to Rafael Cancel-Miranda video interview and biography item page

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