From gang-bangers to urban revolutionaries: the Young Lords of Chicago

An essay on Chicago's Young Lords Organization, a Puerto Rican radical group started by former gang members in the 1960s.

Submitted by Juan Conatz on August 29, 2012

Originally appeared in Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1998-), Vol. 96, No. 3 (Autumn, 2003)

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Juan Conatz

11 years 6 months ago

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Submitted by Juan Conatz on August 29, 2012

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.

Rebelde

11 years ago

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Submitted by Rebelde on March 1, 2013

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.