Review
Apostles of Change: Latino Radical Politics, Church Occupations, and the Fight to Save the Barrio
The Catholic Historical Review, Vol.108(4), pp.821-823
10/01/2022
DOI: 10.1353/cat.2022.0109
Abstract
The four core chapters of the book are deeply researched and compelling case studies of moments and components of what Hinojosa terms the "Latina/o freedom movement" which initiated a coming together of Brown, Black, and White social justice-focused individuals in a rainbow coalition of activists. Hinojosa's first case study is the Lincoln Park, Chicago seminary occupation by Puerto Rican, Mexican, Black and White allies in the Young Lords, where de jure "urban renewal" qua de facto urban removal was directly challenged by the young activists who occupied McCormick Theological Seminary, then a bastion of white liberal Protestantism. The two other case studies discuss actions at the People's Church in East Harlem, and the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO) takeover of the Christ Presbyterian Church in Houston.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Apostles of Change: Latino Radical Politics, Church Occupations, and the Fight to Save the Barrio
- Creators
- Kristy Nabhan-Warren
- Resource Type
- Review
- Publication Details
- The Catholic Historical Review, Vol.108(4), pp.821-823
- DOI
- 10.1353/cat.2022.0109
- ISSN
- 0008-8080
- eISSN
- 1534-0708
- Publisher
- Catholic University of America Press; Washington
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Classics and Religious Studies; History; Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies; Vice President for Research
- Record Identifier
- 9984319356902771
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