An essay on Chicago's Young Lords Organization, a Puerto Rican radical group started by former gang members in the 1960s.
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Originally appeared in Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1998-), Vol. 96, No. 3 (Autumn, 2003)
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I always thought the YLO was
I always thought the YLO was more interesting than the YLP. The latter was more university educated and (especially later) more doctrinaire Marxist-Leninist, while the former was more tied to the streets, poorer and not as M-L.
Thanks for posting this
Thanks for posting this informative article. I am also extremely interested in the Chicago Young Lords Organization, and I have found it frustrating that so little historical work has been published regarding their experiences.