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The New York Young Lords and the Struggle for Liberation

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Availability:In StockContributor:Darrel Wanzer-SerranoPublish date:6/12/2015Pages:244
Language:EnglishPublisher:Temple University PressISBN-13:9781439912034ISBN-10:1439912033UPC:9781439912034Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:20th Century, AmericanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SC3APKYFSC
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Temple University PressISBN-13:9781439912034ISBN-10:1439912033UPC:9781439912034Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:20th Century, AmericanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SC3APKYFSC
Darrel Wanzer-Serrano is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at The University of Iowa, and editor of The Young Lords: A Reader.

Publisher: Temple University Press

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