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Young Lords
In Lincoln Park
Interviewee: Carmen Trinidad
Interviewers: José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez
Location: Grand Valley State University Special Collections
Date: 5/17/2012
Biography and Description
Carmen Trinidad’s family arrived in Lincoln Park in the 1950s. She was one of only a few Puerto Rican
families to attend St. Michael’s Church in those days, although the neighborhood had already become
heavily Puerto Rican. She recalls her father’s, Cesario Rivera’s, work as a leader of Council Number Three
of the Caballeros de San Juan at St. Michael’s. She also remembers the way that organizations like the
Caballeros de San Juan and Damas de María started and sustained softball leagues, picnics, social dances
and dinners, retreats, plays, parades, festivals, and the establishment of a credit that still exists to this
day.
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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
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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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Título
Spanish language Title entry
Carmen Trinidad vídeo entrevista y biografía
Sujetos
Spanish language Subject terms
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Puertorriqueños--Relatos personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Puertorriqueños--Illinois--Chicago--Vida social y costumbres
Source
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Carmen Trinidad video interview and biography
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Trinidad, Carmen
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Carmen Trinidad’s family arrived in Lincoln Park in the 1950s. She was one of only a few Puerto Rican families to attend St. Michael’s Church in those days, although the neighborhood had already become heavily Puerto Rican. She recalls her father’s, Cesario Rivera’s, work as a leader of Council Number Three of the Caballeros de San Juan at St. Michael’s. She also remembers the way that organizations like the Caballeros de San Juan and Damas de María started and sustained softball leagues, picnics, social dances and dinners, retreats, plays, parades, festivals, and the establishment of a credit that still exists to this day.
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
The topic of the resource
Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Puerto Ricans--Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Puerto Ricans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs
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Young Lords
In Lincoln Park
Interviewee: Hy Thurman
Interviewers: José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez
Location: Grand Valley State University Special Collections
Date: 1/22/2012
Biography and Description
Hy Thurman arrived in Chicago when he was seventeen years old from a small farming town in eastern
Tennessee. He settled in Uptown. Most of his neighbors there were also southerners; many of them had
come from textile and coal mining regions that were losing their jobs due to mechanization. For many
workers from these “company towns,” losing one’s job also meant losing your home. In Uptown,
housing was dilapidated because just like in Puerto Rican La Clark -- where southerners also had settled
and lived next to, but segregated from, Puerto Ricans -- most of the housing was owned by absentee
landlords. Converted hotel buildings were infested with roaches and rats, and were frequently unsafe in
need of major repairs. Once urban renewal began, arson also became a problem as landlords would
seek to collect the insurance on their properties and force their tenants out rather than make repairs. In
the process, many poor residents lost their lives. There were few opportunities for children, as the city’s
focus was on increasing the tax base and many in the official neighborhood associations sought to
cleanse the areas of minorities and the poor, to raise their property values and profit margins. Mr.
Thurman recalls his experiences growing up in Uptown over this time. He also describes co-founding the
Young Patriots. In 1969, the Young Patriots became part of the original Rainbow Coalition, along with
the Young Lords and the Black Panther Party. It more like an alliance, as all three groups had already
been active within their own communities when they came to sit at the table. For example, Hy Thurman,
�Jack “Junebug” Boykin, William “Preacherman” Fesperman, and many of the Young Patriots had already
been involved with JOIN (Jobs or Income Now), a project run by Students for a Democratic Society, and
the Goodfellows, JOIN’s de facto anti-police brutality committee, for several years which is what led
them to form the Young Patriots. One of the Young Patriots’ main organizing efforts led to the
Summerdale Scandal which exposed the then accepted criminal activities of eight policeman and put
them in jail for burglaries, thefts, and extortions. This investigation also later led to the uncovering of a
similar scandal at the 18th Police District, then located on Chicago Avenue, now closer to Old Town and
Lincoln Park at 1160 North Larrabee Street. It was here that Commander Braasch, who daily picked up
and harassed the Young Lords and their supporters on false charges, eventually went to jail for extortion
of the local businesses in Old Town and in Lincoln Park. It was proven in court that he and an elite group
of his officers would sell car and widow sticker labels while making a personal profit by offering special
protection, “from the Young Lords and other gangs.” The Rainbow Coalition was symbolic in that it
encouraged other groups to coalesce but put more focus on organizing the grassroots proletariat within
their own their own communities and supporting each other. The participating groups also began to
show solidarity by participating in each other’s actions, including holding many press conferences,
speaking tours, neighborhood rallies, and demonstrations. Members of the Young Patriots participated
in the over 1000 member March and Caravan to Mayor Richard J. Daley’s home for Young Lord Manuel
Ramos, after he had been shot and killed by off duty policeman James Lamb. The Young Patriots and
Panthers also participated in the Manuel Ramos March to the 18th District Chicago Avenue Police
Station where gangs were used by the Gang Intelligence Unit to try to stop the March as it passed
through the Cabrini Green Housing Projects and where the police set fire to a garbage can to try to
instigate a riot in order to arrest the demonstrators. The Young Patriots and Black Panthers came to
dozens of court hearings in support of the Cuatro Lords who were arrested for making a citizen’s arrest
of Officer Lamb.The Concerned Citizens of Lincoln Park, Poor People’s Coalition, Rising up Angry, Black
Panther Party, LADO, Young Patriots and several other neighborhood groups, also participated with the
Young Lords led take-over or occupation of McCormick Theological Seminary. And at the Chicago Eight
Trial, the Young Lords daily organized hundreds of Puerto Ricans and Lincoln Park residents to support
the Chicago Panthers and Chairman Bobby Seale. Rising Up Angry and the Young Patriots were also
represented. Young Lords would travel on a regular basis to Uptown and to the West and South Side
Black Panther offices and vice versa. During the Jiménez for Alderman Campaign in 1975, since the 46th
ward included major parts of Uptown, the Young Lords continued to work with members and supporters
of the Young Patriots. Today, Hy Thurman has a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology, has conducted ethnology
interviews with a prominent anthropologist, worked for VISTA and for the Uptown People’s
Northeastern Illinois University Center, and has held benefits for community organizations via Bluegrass
Inc. He is also a teacher who specializes in Appalachian history and migration.
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Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection
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Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Personal narratives
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Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
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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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2012-2017
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Título
Spanish language Title entry
Hy Thurman vídeo entrevista y biografía
Sujetos
Spanish language Subject terms
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Narrativas personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Campo a la ciudad migración--Illinois--Chicago
Pobreza--Illinois--Chicago
Young Patriots Organización
Source
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Hy Thurman arrived in Chicago when he was seventeen years old from a small farming town in eastern Tennessee. Mr. Thurman co-founded the Young Patriots. In 1969, the Young Patriots became part of the original Rainbow Coalition, along with the Young Lords and the Black Panther Party. Hy Thurman, Jack “Junebug” Boykin, William “Preacherman” Fesperman, and many of the Young Patriots had been involved with JOIN (Jobs or Income Now), a project run by Students for a Democratic Society, and the Goodfellows, JOIN’s de facto anti-police brutality committee, for several years which is what led them to form the Young Patriots. One of the Young Patriots’ main organizing efforts led to the Summerdale Scandal which exposed the then accepted criminal activities of eight policeman and put them in jail for burglaries, thefts, and extortions. Today, Hy Thurman has a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology, has conducted ethnology interviews with a prominent anthropologist, worked for VISTA and for the Uptown People’s Northeastern Illinois University Center, and has held benefits for community organizations via Bluegrass Inc. He is also a teacher who specializes in Appalachian history and migration.
Contributor
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
The topic of the resource
Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Rural-urban migration--Illinois--Chicago
Poverty--Illinois--Chicago
Young Patriots Organization
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eng
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Young Lords
In Lincoln Park
Interviewee: America “Mecca” Sorrentini
Interviewers: José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez
Location: Grand Valley State University Special Collections
Date: 5/11/2012
Biography and Description
America Sorrentini was born in Puerto Rico. She moved first to Boston and then to Chicago, arriving in
the 1970s. Ms. Sorentini’s parents were prominent organizers and activists in the struggle for Puerto
Rican self-determination, working primarily in and around Santurce, Puerto Rico. Ms. Sorrentini, or
“Mecca” as she is known, began her own community activism in Boston working on a variety of issues
including housing. She became active with Movimiento Pro Independencia and FUPI (Federación
Universitaria Pro-Independencia), the student university equivalent, in the late 1960s. These groups that
was proactive in occupations and strikes especially at the Rio Piedras branch of the University of Puerto
Rico. By the time Ms. Sorrentini arrived in Chicago she was already aware of the work of the Young
Lords, as word of their actions in Chicago had spread throughout cities along the east coast and into
Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico there were jealousies among some pro-independence groups but in Chicago
the movement was young and groups sought unity with each other. José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez met with
her and she describes witnessing how the Young Lords developed and grew without minimal funds,
were constantly fighting city hall, and how they remained firm in their commitment to Latinos and the
poor, as well as to their principles. Ms. Sorrentini organized a Chicago branch of the Puerto Rican
Socialist Party. They joined up with Rev. Jorge Morales and Rev. María Lourdes Porrata of the West
Town Concerned Citizens Coalition and organized in Wicker Park and in Humboldt Park. One of their
�primary locations was San Lucas United Church of Christ that was across the street from Humboldt Park.
Ms. Sorrentini always remained in solid contact with the Young Lords. She, and the Chicago Puerto Rican
Socialist Party, assisted with the Jiménez aldermanic campaign and later the Harold Washington
campaign. When the Young Lords celebrated their official founding date, which is September 23rd the
same day as the Grito de Lares or Puerto Rican Independence Day, they selected Ms. Sorrentini to be
their keynote speaker. More recently, Ms. Sorrentini has fought with city inspectors who want to tear
down the house in Santurce, Puerto Rico where she and her parents grew up. She has converted it into a
museum that has continuous exhibitions by artists displaying their works. She lives in Puerto Rico but
continues to maintain contact with Chicago. In 2000, she was a featured speaking at the Lincoln Park
Camp in Lakeview, Michigan – a meeting organized to support the displaced Puerto Ricans and poor of
Lincoln Park, bring attention to the displacement of families from Humboldt Park, and in support of
protesters who wanted to evict the U.S. Navy from Vieques.
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Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection
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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
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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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2012-2017
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Título
Spanish language Title entry
America Sorrentini vídeo entrevista y biografía
Sujetos
Spanish language Subject terms
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Puertorriqueños--Relatos personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Puerto Rico--Autonomía y movimientos independentistas
Chicago (Ill.)--Política y gobierno--1951-
Puerto Rico--Política y gobierno
Puertorriqueños--Vida social y costumbres
Source
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America “Mecca” Sorrentini inerview and biography
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Sorrentini, America
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America Sorrentini was born in Puerto Rico. She moved first to Boston and then to Chicago, arriving in the 1970s. Ms. Sorentini's parents were prominent organizers and activists in the struggle for Puerto Rican self-determination, working primarily in and around Santurce, Puerto Rico. Ms. Sorrentini, or “Mecca” as she is known, began her own community activism in Boston working on a variety of issues including housing. By the time Ms. Sorrentini arrived in Chicago she was already aware of the work of the Young Lords and remained in solid contact with the Young Lords. She, and the Chicago Puerto Rican Socialist Party, assisted with the Jiménez aldermanic campaign and later the Harold Washington campaign. When the Young Lords celebrated their official founding date, which is September 23rd the same day as the Grito de Lares or Puerto Rican Independence Day, they selected Ms. Sorrentini to be their keynote speaker.
Contributor
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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
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Puerto Rico--Autonomy and independence movements
Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--1951-
Puerto Rico--Politics and government
Puerto Ricans--Social life and customs
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2012-05-11
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Young
L ords
In
Lincoln
Park
Interviewee:
Minerva
Solla
Interviewers:
Jose
Jimenez
Location:
Grand
Valley
State
University
Special
Collections
Date:
10/4/2016
Runtime:
00:41:11
Biography
and
Description
Oral
history
of
Minerva
Solla,
interviewed
by
Jose
“Cha-‐Cha”
Jimenez
on
October
04,
2016
about
the
Young
Lords
in
Lincoln
Park.
She
was
born
in
New
York
City
and
raised
in
the
West
Side
of
Manhattan
in
the
Chelsea
area
around
17th
Street
and
8th
Avenue
near
the
17th
Street
Park.
The
projects
were
primarily
Puerto
Rican
and
Black
but
it
was
always
in
conflict
with
the
Sicilian
Italians
and
the
Irish
of
the
Village
neighborhood...
There
were
some
youth
who
were
members
of
the
Assassins
gang
and
when
things
got
rough
they
would
travel
to
Upper
Manhattan
and
bring
back
more
Assassins
to
help
protect
the
people
of
their
neighborhood,
mostly
with
baseball
bats,
chains
and
knives.
�Minerva
grew
up
in
NYC
with
the
younger
Cuevas
family
kids
and
remembers
traveling
back
and
forth
to
Puerto
Rico
where
she
lived
during
her
teenage
years
and
is
the
home
of
most
of
her
relatives.
In
Puerto
Rico
she
lived
in
the
barrio
or
neighborhood
of
Collores
of
the
town
of
Juana
Diaz
not
far
from
Villalba.
She
visited
with
her
Grandmother,
Antonia
Pacheco,
a
retired
school
teacher
from
the
University
of
Puerto
Rico.
Her
mother
Aida
Hernandez
Garcia
was
born
in
Villalba,
a
country
and
she
remembers
picking
up
fallen
avocados
off
the
ground
for
dinner.
Her
father
Edwin
Diaz
hailed
from
the
city
of
Santurce
and
Minerva
recalls
always
visiting
the
post
office
with
her
Grandfather
where
a
few
of
her
uncles
worked.
She
is
one
of
three
sisters
from
her
mother’s
side,
and
another
sister
from
her
father’s
side.
Minerva’s
sister
was
proactive
in
the
community
and
she
joined
the
Young
Lords
in
New
York
in
1970,
right
after
they
split
from
Chicago
and
changed
their
name
from
YLO
to
YLP.
Her
family
did
not
want
her
involved
because
they
thought
it
was
a
gang.
However
she
says
that
it
was
in
the
Young
Lords
that
she
learned
her
history
and
felt
Puerto
Rico
in
her
heart,
even
though
she
was
born
in
New
York.
There
was
a
saying
in
Spanish
that
she
recalls:
Yo
no
naci
en
Puerto
Rico
pero
Puerto
Rico
nacio
en
mi.”
I
was
not
born
in
Puerto
Rico
but
Puerto
Rico
was
born
in
me.
�
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Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection
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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
An account of the resource
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.
Creator
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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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2012-2017
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Título
Spanish language Title entry
Minerva Solla vídeo entrevista y biografía
Descripción
Spanish language Description entry
Historia oral de Minerva Solla, entrevistado por José 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez el 23/10/2016 acerca de los Young Lords en Lincoln Park.
Sujetos
Spanish language Subject terms
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Narrativas personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Source
<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park (RHC-65)</a>
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Minerva Solla video interview and biography
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Solla, Minerva
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Oral history of Minerva Solla, interviewed by Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez on 10/23/2016 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park.
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
The topic of the resource
Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
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eng
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2016-10-23
-
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Young Lords
In Lincoln Park
Interviewee: Lacey Smith
Interviewer: Jose Jimenez
Location: Grand Valley State University Special Collections
Date: 12/14/2012
Runtime: 01:55:40
Biography and Description
Oral history of Lacey Smith, interviewed by Jose “Cha-Cha” Jimenez on December 14, 2012 about the
Young Lords in Lincoln Park.
"The Young Lords in Lincoln Park" collection grows out of decades of work to more fully document the
history of Chicago's Puerto Rican community which gave birth to the Young Lords Organization and later,
the Young Lords Party. Founded by Mr. José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez, the Young Lords became one of the
premier struggles for international human rights. Where thriving church congregations, social and
�political clubs, restaurants, groceries, and family residences once flourished, successive waves of urban
renewal and gentrification forcibly displaced most of those Puerto Ricans, Mejicanos, other Latinos,
working-class and impoverished families, and their children in the 1950s and 1960s. Today these same
families and activists also risk losing their history.
�
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Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
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
An account of the resource
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.
Creator
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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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application/pdf
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eng
spa
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Moving Image
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RHC-65
Coverage
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2012-2017
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Título
Spanish language Title entry
Lacey Smith vídeo entrevista y biografía, entrevista 2
Descripción
Spanish language Description entry
La historia oral de Lacey Smith, entrevistado por Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez el 12/14/2012 acerca de los Young Lords en Lincoln Park.
Sujetos
Spanish language Subject terms
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Mexicano-Americanos--Relatos personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Mexico-Americanos--Illinois--Chicago--Condiciones sociales
Relaciones raciales
Conflicto social
Identitad cultural
Partido Pantera Negra. Illinois Capítulo
Source
<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park (RHC-65)</a>
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Lacey Smith video interview and biography, interview 2
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Smith, Lacey
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Oral history of Lacey Smith, interviewed by Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez, on 12/14/2012 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park.
Contributor
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Jimenez, Jose, 1948-
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
The topic of the resource
Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Mexican Americans--Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Mexican Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social conditions
Race relations
Social conflict
Cultural identity
Black Panther Party. Illinois Chapter
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eng
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2012-12-14
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Young Lords
In Lincoln Park
Interviewee: Lacey Smith
Interviewer: Jose Jimenez
Location: Grand Valley State University Special Collections
Date: 10/19/2012
Runtime: 01:37:30
Biography and Description
Oral history of Lacey Smith, interviewed by Jose “Cha-Cha” Jimenez on October 19, 2012 about the
Young Lords in Lincoln Park.
"The Young Lords in Lincoln Park" collection grows out of decades of work to more fully document the
history of Chicago's Puerto Rican community which gave birth to the Young Lords Organization and later,
the Young Lords Party. Founded by Mr. José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez, the Young Lords became one of the
premier struggles for international human rights. Where thriving church congregations, social and
�political clubs, restaurants, groceries, and family residences once flourished, successive waves of urban
renewal and gentrification forcibly displaced most of those Puerto Ricans, Mejicanos, other Latinos,
working-class and impoverished families, and their children in the 1950s and 1960s. Today these same
families and activists also risk losing their history.
�
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Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection
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The topic of the resource
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
An account of the resource
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.
Creator
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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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application/pdf
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eng
spa
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Text
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RHC-65
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2012-2017
Oral History
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Título
Spanish language Title entry
Lacey Smith vídeo entrevista y biografía, entrevista 1
Descripción
Spanish language Description entry
La historia oral de Lacey Smith, entrevistado por Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez el 10/19/2012 acerca de los Young Lords en Lincoln Park.
Sujetos
Spanish language Subject terms
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Mexicano-Americanos--Relatos personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Mexico-Americanos--Illinois--Chicago--Condiciones sociales
Relaciones raciales
Conflicto social
Identitad cultural
Partido Pantera Negra. Illinois Capítulo
Source
<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park (RHC-65)</a>
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Lacey Smith video interview and biography, interview 1
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Smith, Lacey
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An account of the resource
Oral history of Lacey Smith, interviewed by Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez, on 10/19/2012 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park.
Contributor
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Jimenez, Jose, 1948-
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
The topic of the resource
Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Mexican Americans--Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Mexican Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social conditions
Race relations
Social conflict
Cultural identity
Black Panther Party. Illinois Chapter
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eng
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>
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application/pdf
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2012-10-19
-
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Young Lords
In Lincoln Park
Interviewee: Paul Siegel
Interviewers: José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez
Location: Grand Valley State University Special Collections
Date: 2/7/2012
Biography and Description
Paul Siegel was a precinct captain in the Jiménez for Alderman Campaign (1973-1975). He was also a
member of the Inter Communal Survival Committees that moved to Chicago to concentrate their forces
and work in Uptown organizing the poor at the grassroots level. Paul’s precincts bordered Young Lord
areas, so he spent many hours near the Young Lords office on Wilton and Grace Streets in Lakeview. Mr.
Siegel was determined to cover and win the precincts and made many friends by providing referral
services and following them up. He also talked and listened to local residents for hours, learning a great
deal about what was on the minds of Latinos and poor people. His office was the street of his precincts
and he knew everybody’s children and pets by name. Mr. Siegel was also especially gifted at identifying
and enlisting community leaders to help him get out the vote. After the Jiménez campaign, Mr. Siegel
also ran for alderman of the 46th ward and nearly won. Like the Jiménez campaign, his run helped to
lay important groundwork in the ward for the victory that arrived with Helen Shiller’s election in 1987.
�
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Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
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
An account of the resource
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.
Creator
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park collection (RHC-65)</a>
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Date
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2017-04-25
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>
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video/mp4
application/pdf
Language
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eng
spa
Type
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Moving Image
Text
Identifier
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RHC-65
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
2012-2017
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Título
Spanish language Title entry
Paul Siegel vídeo entrevista y biografía
Sujetos
Spanish language Subject terms
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Narrativas personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Chicago (Ill.)--Política y gobierno--1951-
Pobreza--Illinois--Chicago
Source
<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park (RHC-65)</a>
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Title
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Paul Siegel video interview and biography
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Siegel, Paul
Description
An account of the resource
Paul Siegel was a precinct captain in the Jiménez for Alderman Campaign (1973-1975). He was also a member of the Inter Communal Survival Committees that moved to Chicago to concentrate their forces and work in uptown organizing the poor at the grassroots level. Mr. Siegel also ran for alderman of the 46th ward and nearly won. Like the Jiménez campaign, his run helped to lay important groundwork in the ward for the victory that arrived with Helen Shiller’s election in 1987.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Jiménez, José, 1948-
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
The topic of the resource
Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--1951-
Poverty--Illinois--Chicago
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Rights
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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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application/pdf
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2012-02-07
-
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Text
Young
L ords
In
Lincoln
Park
Interviewee:
Roger
Sheppard
Interviewers:
Jose
Jimenez
Location:
Grand
Valley
State
University
Special
Collections
Date:
10/4/2016
Runtime:
01:39:03
Biography
and
Description
Oral
history
of
Roger
Sheppard,
interviewed
by
Jose
“Cha-‐Cha”
Jimenez
on
October
04,
2016
about
the
Young
Lords
in
Lincoln
Park.
Roger
is
a
twin
brother
and
they
were
born
August
8,
1941.
His
mother
came
from
Holland
and
his
father
from
Ireland.
He
was
raised
Baptist
but
baptized
in
the
Christian
Reform
Church.
In
1960,
he
joined
the
Young
Socialist
Alliance
working
to
fight
against
segregation,
by
teaching
and
organizing
White
college
students.
While
young
he
and
his
brother
created
their
own
business
by
buying
newspapers
for
a
nickel
and
then
selling
them
for
six
cents.
They
lived
in
what
was
then
suburban,
Sun
Down
Towns
which
he
said
meant
that
if
you
were
Black
or
Latino,
you
could
not
be
seen
in
the
town
after
dark.
�Roger
has
worked
for
the
IBEW
or
International
Brotherhood
of
Electrical
Engineers
for
over
50
years.
In
1963
he
recalls
marching
with
Martin
Luther
King
in
Chicago
where
he
says
they
chanted,
“to
end
Jim
Crow
Daley
has
got
to
go.”
He
also
met
and
spoke
with
Malcolm
X
and
remembers
Stokeley
Carmichael
on
the
same
stage
with
Bernadette
Devlin
of
Ireland.
He
worked
alongside
SNCC
or
Student
Non–Violent
Coordinating
Committee.
In
1969
he
was
introduced
to
Cha-‐Cha
Jimenez
by
Puerto
Rico
MPI
leader,
Richard
Levins
just
before
the
police
arrested
Jimenez
and
recalls
how
the
Young
Lords
raised
$2500
on
the
spot
to
get
him
bonded
out.
He
said
that
the
Young
Lords
were
about
love
and
caring
and
deadly
serious
about
“consciousness
raising.”
They
had
the
people
with
them.
Roger
himself
was
harassed
and
arrested
many
times
for
protests.
He
is
well
read
and
proactive
in
international
struggle.
�
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Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
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
An account of the resource
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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RHC-65
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2012-2017
Oral History
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Título
Spanish language Title entry
Roger Sheppard vídeo entrevista y biografía
Descripción
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Historia oral de Roger Sheppard, entrevistado por José 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez el 23/10/2016 acerca de los Young Lords en Lincoln Park.
Sujetos
Spanish language Subject terms
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Narrativas personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Source
<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park (RHC-65)</a>
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RHC-65_Sheppard_Roger
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Roger Sheppard video interview and biography
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Sheppard, Roger
Description
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Oral history of Roger Sheppard, interviewed by Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez on October 23, 2016 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park.
Contributor
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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.)
Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Language
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eng
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2016-10-23
-
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Young Lords
In Lincoln Park
Interviewee: Helen Schiller
Interviewers: José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez
Location: Grand Valley State University Special Collections
Date: 7/10/2012
Biography and Description
Helen Shiller, a Jewish American born in 1947 in Long Island, New York. Her father had
immigrated to the United States from Latvia and her mother from Belarus. She moved to
Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood in 1972, living on N. Malden Street. Initially she drove a cab
and worked as a waitress. At an early age, she became active in the anti-Vietnam War
movement while attending college at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. In Chicago, she
helped to organize the Intercommunal Survival Committee with Rev. Walter “Slim” Coleman.
The organization functioned as a sort of white support arm of the Black Panther Party and later
evolved into the Heart of Uptown Coalition, a group dedicated to providing essential services to
the poor. She also edited Keep Strong magazine.In 1978 Ms. Shiller ran for Alderman of
Chicago’s 46th ward, building on the organizing work done by the Jiménez for Aldermanic
Campaign 1973-1975, and making fair housing and stopping the displacement of Latinos and
the poor a centerpiece of her campaign. She was defeated, largely as a result of welldocumented corruption and unfair campaign practices by the opposition. In 1979, she ran
again. This time she won the primary but did not have the mandatory 51% minimum of the
vote. In a run-off election, she lost by a mere 200 votes to the regular machine candidate.
�Again, intimidation, racist threats, and a major fire in her campaign headquarters just three
weeks before the election made her campaign especially difficult. Ms. Shiller also worked on
the Harold Washington Campaign for mayor of Chicago, operating the print shop, Justice
Graphics, and publishing a bilingual newspaper, the All-Chicago City News with Mr. Coleman. In
1987, she again ran for Alderman of the 46th ward. This time she won and served six terms,
holding the office until 2011 when she retired.
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Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
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
An account of the resource
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.
Creator
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
Source
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park collection (RHC-65)</a>
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Date
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2017-04-25
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application/pdf
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eng
spa
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RHC-65
Coverage
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2012-2017
Oral History
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Título
Spanish language Title entry
Helen Schiller vídeo entrevista y biografía
Sujetos
Spanish language Subject terms
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Narrativas personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Source
<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park (RHC-65)</a>
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RHC-65_Schiller_Helen
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Helen Schiller video interview and biography
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Schiller, Helen
Description
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Helen Shiller, a Jewish American born in 1947 in Long Island, New York. Her father had immigrated to the United States from Latvia and her mother from Belarus. She moved to Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood in 1972, living on N. Malden Street. Initially she drove a cab and worked as a waitress. At an early age, she became active in the anti-Vietnam War movement while attending college at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. In Chicago, she helped to organize the Intercommunal Survival Committee with Rev. Walter “Slim” Coleman. The organization functioned as a sort of white support arm of the Black Panther Party and later evolved into the Heart of Uptown Coalition, a group dedicated to providing essential services to the poor. She also edited Keep Strong magazine.
Contributor
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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.)
Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Language
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eng
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2012-07-10
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Young Lords
In Lincoln Park
Interviewee: Steven Sapp
Interviewers: José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez
Location: Grand Valley State University Special Collections
Date: 7/8/2012
Biography and Description
Steven Sapp was born and raised in South Bronx, New York City. He earned his B.A. degree at Bard
College and is married to Mildred Ruiz-Sapp of the Universes Theatre Ensemble. Together, Mr. Sapp and
Ms. Ruiz-Sapp co-founded THE POINT, a community development corporation (Hunts Point) in 1993 and
Universes, a New York-based theatre group that fuses poetry, jazz, hip hop, politics, blues and Spanish
boleros to create its own productions which are performed on and off Broadway, nationally and
internationally. Mr. Sapp has received numerous awards for his acting and has written, acted in, and
directed scores of productions. One of his most recent productions is “Party People” (2012) which is
primarily about the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords.
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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
An account of the resource
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.
Creator
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
Source
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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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RHC-65
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2012-2017
Oral History
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Título
Spanish language Title entry
Steven Sapp vídeo entrevista y biografía
Sujetos
Spanish language Subject terms
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Afro-Americanos--Relatos personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Partido Pantera Negra
Artes, Afro-Americanos--Nueva York (N.Y.)
Source
<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park (RHC-65)</a>
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RHC-65_Sapp_Steven
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Steven Sapp video interview and biography
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Sapp, Steven
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Steven Sapp was born and raised in South Bronx, New York City. He earned his BA degree at Bard College and is married to Mildred Ruiz-Sapp of the Universes Theatre Ensemble. Together, Mr. Sapp and Ms. Ruiz-Sapp co-founded THE POINT, a community development corporation (Hunts Point) in 1993 and Universes, a New York-based theatre group that fuses poetry, jazz, hip hop, politics, blues and Spanish boleros to create its own productions which are performed on and off Broadway, nationally and internationally. Mr. Sapp has received numerous awards for his acting and has written, acted in, and directed scores of productions. One of his most recent productions is “Party People” (2012) which is primarily about the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords.
Contributor
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
The topic of the resource
Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
African Americans--Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Black Panther Party
Arts, African American--New York (N.Y.)
Language
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eng
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application/pdf
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2012-07-08
-
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Young Lords
In Lincoln Park
Interviewee: William Ruiz
Interviewers: José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez
Location: Grand Valley State University Special Collections
Date: 7/7/2012
Biography and Description
William “Ninja” Ruiz is the brother of Mildred Ruiz-Sapp of Universes and they grew up in New York City
on the Lower East Side. He earned his B.A. in Theatre at Bard College where he also studied poetry.
Today he makes his home in Santurce, Puerto Rico and is a leading member of the Universes Theatre
Ensemble. Universes is a New York-based theatre group that fuses poetry, jazz, hip hop, politics, blues
and Spanish boleros to create its own productions which are performed on and off Broadway, nationally
and internationally. One of their most recent productions is “Party People” (2012) which is primarily
about the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords.
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Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
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
An account of the resource
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.
Creator
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
Source
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park collection (RHC-65)</a>
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Date
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2017-04-25
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>
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application/pdf
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eng
spa
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Text
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RHC-65
Coverage
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2012-2017
Oral History
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Título
Spanish language Title entry
William Ruiz vídeo entrevista y biografía
Sujetos
Spanish language Subject terms
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Puertorriqueños--Relatos personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Puertorriqueños--Nueva York (N.Y.)
Artes, Puertorriqueños--Illinois--Chicago
Partido Pantera Negra
Source
<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park (RHC-65)</a>
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RHC-65_Ruiz_William
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William Ruiz video interview and biography
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Ruiz, William
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William “Ninja” Ruiz is the brother of Mildred Ruiz-Sapp of Universes and they grew up in New York City on the Lower East Side. He earned his BA in Theatre at Bard College where he also studied poetry. Today he makes his home in Santurce, Puerto Rico and is a leading member of the Universes Theatre Ensemble. Universes is a New York-based theatre group that fuses poetry, jazz, hip hop, politics, blues and Spanish boleros to create its own productions which are performed on and off Broadway, nationally and internationally. One of their most recent productions is “Party People” (2012) which is primarily about the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords.
Contributor
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
The topic of the resource
Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Puerto Ricans--Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Puerto Ricans--New York (N.Y.)
Arts, Puerto Rican--New York (N.Y.)
Black Panther Party
Language
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eng
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Moving Image
Text
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video/mp4
application/pdf
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2012-07-07
-
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Young Lords
In Lincoln Park
Interviewee: Ross, Wanda
Interviewers: José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez and Melanie Shell-Weiss
Location: Grand Valley State University Special Collections
Date: 8/24/2012
Biography and Description
Wanda Ross grew up in Chicago, the granddaughter of migrants from the southern United States.
Shortly after she began college, she started attending political education classes taught by “Teach” of
the Black Panther Party for Self Defense (BPP). She joined the BPP shortly thereafter. She was chief
developer of the BPP’s Breakfast for Children Program. Ms. Ross describes how she started the Chicago
program, including how she identified donors who would be willing to give food to the program, picked
up those supplies, and organized teams to cook and serve the children who participated in the program.
The BPP Breakfast Program was used as a model by other organizations, including the Young Lords and
Young Patriots. The program also served as a model for the free breakfast programs currently offered
through public schools. Ms. Ross talks about working with representatives of those other groups. She
also describes the regular abuse, harassment, and vandalism she experienced from police and other law
enforcement operatives while she was working on the Breakfast Program. This includes her experiences
with Bill O’Neil, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s COINTELPRO operative who arranged for BPP
Chairman Fred Hampton’s assassination in 1971. Ms. Ross remains a community activist in Chicago,
putting into practice her reminder that “saving the world” is a lifetime commitment.
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Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
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
An account of the resource
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.
Creator
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park collection (RHC-65)</a>
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Date
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2017-04-25
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>
Format
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video/mp4
application/pdf
Language
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eng
spa
Type
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Moving Image
Text
Identifier
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RHC-65
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
2012-2017
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Título
Spanish language Title entry
Wanda Ross vídeo entrevista y biografía
Sujetos
Spanish language Subject terms
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Afro-Americanos--Relatos personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Partido Pantera Negra. Illinois Capítulo
Source
<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park (RHC-65)</a>
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RHC-65_Ross_Wanda
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Wanda Ross video interview and biography
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Ross, Wanda
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Wanda Ross grew up in Chicago, the granddaughter of migrants from the southern United States. Shortly after she began college, she started attending political education classes taught by “Teach” of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense (BPP). She joined the BPP shortly thereafter. She was chief developer of the BPP’s Breakfast for Children Program. The BPP Breakfast Program was used as a model by other organizations, including the Young Lords and Young Patriots. Ms. Ross remains a community activist in Chicago, putting into practice her reminder that “saving the world” is a lifetime commitment.
Contributor
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
Shell-Weiss, Melanie
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.)
African Americans--Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Black Panther Party. Illinois Chapter
Language
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eng
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Type
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Moving Image
Text
Format
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audio/mp3
application/pdf
Date
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2012-08-24