The New York Young Lords and the Struggle for Liberation

Darrel Wanzer-Serrano

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The New York Young Lords and the Struggle for Liberation

Darrel Wanzer-Serrano

Temple University Press

2015

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Abstract

The Young Lords was a multi-ethnic, though primarily Nuyorican, liberation organization that formed in El Barrio (Spanish Harlem) in July of 1969. Responding to oppressive approaches to the health, educational, and political needs of the Puerto Rican community, the movement's revolutionary activism included organized protests and sit-ins targeting such concerns as trash pickups and lead paint hazards. The Young Lords advanced a thirteen-point political program that demanded community control of their institutions and land and challenged the exercise of power by the state and outsider-run insti

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Civil rights

Civil rights movements

Community activists

Community activists -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century

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Politics and government

Puerto Ricans

Puerto Ricans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Politics and government -- 19th century

Puerto Ricans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Politics and government -- 20th century

Regions & Countries - Americas

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United States Local History

Young lords (Organization) -- History

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Title: Subtitle: The New York Young Lords and the Struggle for Liberation
Creators: Darrel Wanzer-Serrano
Resource Type: Book
ISBN: 1439912033; 9781439912034
Publisher: Temple University Press; Philadelphia
Number of pages: 248 pages
Language: English
Date published: 2015
Academic Unit: Communication Studies; Interdisciplinary Programs
Record Identifier: 9984418970702771

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