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Author:

Wanzer-Serrano, Darrel, 1977- author.

Title:

The New York Young Lords and the Struggle for Liberation / Darrel Wanzer-Serrano.

Publisher:

Temple University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xiv, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Young Lords (Organization)--History.
Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--New York--New York--Politics and government--20th century.
Community activists--New York--New York--History--20th century.
Puerto Ricans--History--New York--New York--History--20th century.
Civil rights movements--New York--New York--History--20th century.
Puerto Ricans--New York--New York--Social conditions--20th century.
New York (N.Y.)--History--History--20th century.
New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions--20th century.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies.
Civil rights movements.
Community activists.
Ethnic relations.
Puerto Ricans--Civil rights.
Puerto Ricans--Politics and government.
Puerto Ricans--Social conditions.
Social history.
New York (State)--New York.
1900 - 1999
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"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 institutions. In The New York Young Lords and the Struggle for Liberation, Darrel Wanzer-Serrano details the numerous community initiatives that advanced decolonial sensibilities in El Barrio and beyond. Using archival research and interviews, he crafts an engaging account of the Young Lords' discourse and activism. He rescues the organization from historical obscurity and makes an argument for its continued relevance, enriching and informing contemporary discussions about Latino/a politics"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1439912033 (paper : alkaline paper)
9781439912034 (paper : alkaline paper)
1439912025 (hardback : alkaline paper)
9781439912027 (hardback : alkaline paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)893896007

LCCN:

2014044766

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)