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  • Liberate Puerto Rico Now!

    Created by
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Subject of
    Columbia University, American, founded 1754
    Puerto Rican Student Union, American, 1969 - 1976
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 29 × 20 1/4 in. (73.7 × 51.4 cm)
    Title
    Poster for a Young Lords Party student conference
    Caption
    Spearheaded by the Young Lords Party and the Puerto Rican Student Union, this two-day conference included lectures and workshops about Puerto Rican independence, education, unity among Latin Americans, the military, socialism, and other topics related to empowering Puerto Ricans in the United States. The event culminated in a march to Plaza Borinquena in the South Bronx to commemorate El Grito de Lares, the first major revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico in 1868. The two-day conference was attended by 1,000 individuals.
    Description
    This poster shows a central figure silhouetted in black holding a rifle in one hand. Their other hand is raised towards the sky with a clenched fist. The figure stands on a red map of Puerto Rico. The heading on the poster reads: [LIBERATE PUERTO RICO NOW!] in red. The left side of the poster reads [THE / YOUNG / LORDS / PARTY / CALLS FOR / A / CONFERENCE / OF ALL / PUERTO / RICAN / STUDENTS] in black. The event information continues on the right side of the poster which reads [At Columbia / University / On September / 22 and 23 / 9:00 AM / to:/ ] in large black text. Smaller black text below this reads: [Establish LIBERATE / PUERTO RICO NOW / committees] A final block of black text below this reads: [Mobilize for MASS / DEMONSTRATION / at United Nations / Building on Oct. / 30 DAY of JAYUYA].
    The lower right-hand corner of the poster has a YLP circular logo marked. To the left of this mark is another mark of the address of the Ministry of information for the Young Lords Party.
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Jayuya, Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Education
    Identity
    Politics
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Youth
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2019.28.23
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c0e6a054-8d31-4718-84e7-74c8d57659c3
  • Photograph of a Young Lords Party Rally at Queens County Jail

    Photograph by
    Maristany, Hiram, American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Viera, Rafael, American, born 1948
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1969; printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 15 3/4 × 19 5/16 in. (40 × 49.1 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 1/16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.8 × 50.6 cm)
    Caption
    This image captures a 1969 rally that the Black Panthers and Young Lords organized to protest an array of unjust arrests and jail sentences amongst the two groups, namely those of Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers, the Panther 21, and Young Lords Party member, Rafael Viera.
    Description
    This image shows a large crowd of standing individuals at a Black Panthers and Young Lords Party rally. Most are pictured in profile, facing the left side of the image, with a fist raised, or their hands cupped around their mouths, and appear to be yelling or singing. Many wear berets with [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON] / [YLO] pins, [YOUNG LORDS PARTY] pins with the Puerto Rican flag, and another pin with an individual’s face on it with writing around the upper curve. Along the back, some participants stand on a raised surface above the rest of the crowd. The upper left quadrant of the photograph shows a poster with a bisected closeup illustration of an individual with a cropped haircut. The middle upper portion of the photograph shows a handmade [WANTED] sign. The upper right quadrant of the photo shows a hand holding up a white pole. The photograph cuts off the top of the pole. The lower portion of the photograph shows closeups of the various individuals at the rally. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
    Place captured
    Queens, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Gesture
    Justice
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Prisons
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.220.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Hiram Maristany. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51af95a6f-1424-4e8e-88f1-5429ffa34e49
  • Photograph of a Young Lords Party march commemorating the Ponce massacre

    Photograph by
    Maristany, Hiram, American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Prof. DeGraffe, Luis, American, 1949 - 2015
    Campos, Pedro Albizu, Puerto Rican, 1891 - 1965
    Puerto Rican Student Union, American, 1969 - 1976
    Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, Puerto Rican, founded 1922
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    March 21, 1971; printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 15 3/4 × 19 5/8 in. (40 × 49.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
    Caption
    Young Lords photographer, Hiram Maristany captured this image on March 21, 1971 when the Young Lords Party organized a commemorative march for the 1937 Ponce Massacre in Ponce, Puerto Rico. More than 7,000 Young Lords Party members participated in the march, which culminated in a rally at Plaza Borinquena.
    Description
    This image shows a commemorative march held by the Young Lords in the Bronx on March 21, 1971. The participants march in organized lines down the center of a city street, their proper right arms held out to their sides. The photo is taken in the center of the street, facing the marchers. At the head of the column of marchers at the left side of the image is a man wearing a large overcoat and a beret with a [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON] / [YLO] pin attached to the front. At the front of the column of marchers on the right side of the image is a woman in a beret and a leather jacket. She has a [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON] / [YLO] pin attached to her right collar. Her beret has another [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON] / [YLO] pin attached alongside a [YOUNG LORDS PARTY] pin with the Puerto Rican flag. A man in a beret and denim jacket marches behind her. At the back of the marchers visible in the photo, is a large banner that reads [FREE ALL / POLITCAL PRISONERS / NOW! / INMATES LIBERATION FRONT] with an image of Puerto Rican nationalist Pedro Albizu Campo displayed on the left-hand side of the banner. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
    Place captured
    Bronx, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States, North and Central America
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Justice
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Prisons
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.220.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Hiram Maristany. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ffb5801e-093e-4fe8-b3ce-986d388e9a44
  • Poster for the Young Lords Breakfast Program

    Created by
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1969-1970
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 22 1/8 × 17 1/8 in. (56.2 × 43.5 cm)
    Description
    A white poster with large, black and white photograph in the upper half. The photograph shows children sitting at tables with food and drinks. Adults wearing hats and black berets stand near and behind the tables. Below the photograph, in the lower half of the poster is black text that reads: [SUPPORT FREE BREAKFAST FOR OUR CHILDREN / YOUNG LORDS FEED HOT MEALS/ TO NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN EVERY DAY / we would like to feed more children / DONATIONS OF FOOD & MONEY ARE NEEDED/Young Lords Organization / 75 Park Ave., Newark 482-8313]. The back of the poster is blank.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Activism
    Children
    Communities
    Cooking and dining
    Decolonization
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Poverty
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e8ec1e39-6692-4381-b241-83c4326ca165
  • Palante, Volume 3, Number 3

    Published by
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Subject of
    Palante, 1970 - 1972
    González, Juan, born 1947
    Oliver, Denise, American, born 1947
    Ortiz, Juan Fi
    Gonzalez, Gloria
    Perez, David
    Pablo Guzman
    Date
    February 1971
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 17 1/8 × 11 5/8 × 1/8 in. (43.5 × 29.5 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A copy of Palante newspaper, volume 3, number 3 with a blue background and a photograph on the front cover. The photograph features six people, the leaders of the Young Lords Party, including Juan Gonzalez, Juan "Fi" Ortiz, Gloria Gonzalez, Denise Oliver, David Perez, and Pablo "Yoruba" Guzman in front of a Puerto Rican flag. At the top of front is the mast head, outlined in black, with black text that reads: [PALANTE / 25 / cents / LATIN REVOLUTIONARY NEWS SERVICE / YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The mast head features a silhouette of the logo of the Young Lords Party on the right side. The logo includes text: [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON / YLP], translated as "I have Puerto Rico in my heart." The bottom fourth of the front is a caption listing the people in the image, as well as the volume and number, with a featured article title. The interior has black type and consists of twenty-three pages. The newspaper contains articles in both English and Spanish.
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Communities
    Decolonization
    Multilingual communication
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5559f5abf-9c54-4b1d-848e-70a99ce49a22
  • El Young Lord, Volume 1, Number 5

    Published by
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Subject of
    Campos, Pedro Albizu, Puerto Rican, 1891 - 1965
    Zapata, Emiliano, Mexican, 1879 - 1919
    Jimenez, Jose Cha Cha, born 1948
    Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, Puerto Rican, founded 1922
    Date
    July 2, 1971
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 18 × 11 9/16 in. (45.7 × 29.4 cm)
    Description
    El Young Lord newspaper, volume 1, number 5 from July 2, 1971. The front cover of the newspaper has a dark plum colored, central rectangle covering the whole of the page. In the lower two-thirds of the cover is a drawn graphic of a profile portrait of Pedro Albizu Campos. The profile is stylized with dark areas and negative spaces creating the contours of the face. In the lower right corner is the artist's signature [ANTHONY]. Above the image in the upper left is black text in Spanish that reads: ["PARA QUITARNOS LA PATRIA / PRIMERO TIENEN QUE QUITARNOS / LA VIDA" / PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS / 1890-1965]. At the top is the mast head in black with white text that reads: [EL YOUNG LORD / LATIN LIBERATION NEWS SERVICE / OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE YOUNG LORDS / PUBLISHED WEEKLY / VOLUME 1 NUMBER 5 / 25 CENTS / MINISTRY OF INFORMATION / BOX 5024 / MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN 53204]. On either side of the mast head are black, graphic depictions of two men, the man on the left is Albizu Campos and the man on the right is Emiliano Zapata]. In the upper right quadrant above the central portrait and below the mast head is a black and white image of Jose Cha Cha Jimenez. The paper consists of fifteen pages in both English and Spanish.
    Place depicted
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Place made
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Multilingual communication
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5647ecae7-f95f-474a-a136-45fc3c150860
  • The East Village Other, Volume 5, Number 6

    Published by
    Boward, Walter Howard, American, 1939 - 2007
    Subject of
    The East Village Other, American, 1965 - 1972
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Date
    January 14, 1970
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 17 11/16 × 11 9/16 in. (44.9 × 29.4 cm)
    Description
    The East Village Other newspaper, volume 5, number 6 from January 14, 1970. The front cover features a large, stylized depiction of a silhouette of a church window in green. In the bottom half of the cover is a cropped, black and white photograph of a man holding a small child. Both have one arm raised in a fist. The man wears a Young Lords pinback button on his hat. At the top, above the church window, is the mast head in a gradient from yellow to green that reads: [THE / east / village / OTHER / VOLUME 5 NUMBER 4 JANUARY 14, 1970 METROPOLITAN 15¢ NATIONAL 35¢]. The paper has twenty-three pages.
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58885ffca-9be1-4ed8-b6bb-9955b97f26df
  • Palante, Volume 2, Number 16

    Published by
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Subject of
    Palante, 1970 - 1972
    Roldán, Julio, American, died 1970
    Davila, Anibal, 1925 - 1970
    Moore, Raymond Lavon, American, 1945 - 1970
    Date
    December 11, 1970
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 17 1/4 × 11 1/2 in. (43.8 × 29.2 cm)
    Description
    A copy of Palante newspaper, volume 2, number 16 with an orange, black, and white illustration on the front cover. The illustration depicts a police officer with the head of a pig, standing behind three graves. The graves have headstones with names listed from left to right [ANNiBAL / DAViLA/R. LAVON/MOORE / JULiO / ROLDAN]. In front of the graves is an open fourth grave in the lower right corner. The headstone for the fourth grave features large question mark. In the background is an exterior wall with a window behind the proper right shoulder of the police man. A man is seen with an arm raised outside the barred window, yelling. In the upper right quadrant is a pair of doors. At the top of front is the masthead, outlined in black, black type reads: [PALANTE / 25 / cents / LATIN REVOLUTIONARY NEWS SERVICE / YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The masthead features a silhouette of the logo of the Young Lords Party on the right side. The logo includes the text: [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON / YLP].The bottom of the front is a rectangle listing the volume and number, featured article titles, and date. The paper consists of twenty-three pages in both English and Spanish.
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Multilingual communication
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Prisons
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5789255f2-7046-4a21-b9ae-71218ef3c506
  • Palante, Volume 3, Number 2

    Published by
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Subject of
    Palante, 1970 - 1972
    Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, Puerto Rican, founded 1922
    Date
    January 29, 1971
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 17 1/4 × 11 7/16 in. (43.8 × 29.1 cm)
    Description
    A copy of Palante newspaper, volume 3, number 2. The front cover has a black background and large white type in Spanish that reads: [21 de Marzo / manifestacion con el / partido nacionalista / uniendo nuestra / nacion-la rama nueva / en ponce]. The masthead, outlined in black, with black type reads: [PALANTE / 25 / cents / LATIN REVOLUTIONARY NEWS SERVICE / YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The masthead features a silhouette of the logo of the Young Lords Party on the right side. The logo includes type that reads: [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON / YLP]. The bottom of the front is a rectangle, listing the volume and number, featured article titles, and date. The interior consists of twenty-three pages in both English and Spanish.
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Multilingual communication
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bf588211-8c32-46f7-8a45-bfdfd5e3d045
  • Palante, Volume 3, Number 8

    Published by
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Subject of
    Palante, 1970 - 1972
    Feliciano, Carlos, American, born 1929
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, Puerto Rican, founded 1922
    Date
    May 1971
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 17 1/8 × 11 1/2 in. (43.5 × 29.2 cm)
    Description
    A copy of Palante newspaper, volume 3, number 8. The front cover has an orange background with a black and white photograph at its center. The photograph features protestors holding a large banner in the background with hand-painted text in black. The text is in Spanish and reads: [LIBeRTAD PaRa / CaRLOS FeLiCiAnO]. In front of the protestors is a Puerto Rican flag. Above and below the image is black, printed type that reads: [FREE / CARLOS FELICIANO / VOTE IN THE STREETS / MAY 16]. At the top of front is the masthead, outlined in black, with black type that reads: [PALANTE / 25 / cents / LATIN REVOLUTIONARY NEWS SERVICE / YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The masthead features a silhouette of the Young Lords Party logo on the right side. The logo includes type that reads: [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON / YLP]. The bottom of the front is a rectangle listing the volume and number and featured article titles. The interior consists of twenty-three pages in English and Spanish.
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Justice
    Multilingual communication
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a69d9f5b-0d51-41b6-9b08-0a216d8436ba
  • Palante, Volume 3, Number 17

    Published by
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Subject of
    Palante, 1970 - 1972
    Date
    October 9, 1971
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 17 1/8 × 11 9/16 in. (43.5 × 29.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of Palante newspaper, volume 3, number 17. The newspaper is printed in both English and Spanish. One half of the paper reads one way and is all in Spanish, the other reads in the opposite direction and is in all English. One cover side has a photograph of a man in a crowd holding a sign with an image of the Lares flag of 1868 and a man lying on top with arms outstretched, facing upward. Surrounding the image and the central text is a thin, black, patterned border. Central type starts in the upper left and extends to the lower right and reads [THE / STRUGGLE / FOR / THE / LIBERATION OF PUERTO / RICO CONTINUES... / JOIN US ON OCT. 30]. At the top is the masthead, outlined in black, with black type that reads: [PALANTE / 25 / cents / LATIN REVOLUTIONARY NEWS SERVICE / YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The masthead features a silhouette of the Young Lords Party logo on the right side. The logo includes type that reads: [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON / YLP]. The bottom of the front is a rectangle listing the volume and number, featured article titles, and date. The interior consists of twenty-three pages.
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Freedom
    Multilingual communication
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50bcb6aaa-31f4-4cf2-8c0f-2018b2c217df
  • Palante, Volume 4, Number 24

    Published by
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Subject of
    Palante, 1970 - 1972
    Date
    November 8, 1972
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 16 13/16 × 11 11/16 in. (42.7 × 29.7 cm)
    Description
    A copy of Palante newspaper, volume 4, number 24. One half of the paper reads one way and is all in Spanish, the other reads in the opposite direction and is in all English. The middle page, a layout of all different photographs with a Spanish and English caption that reads: [Nixon You Liar, Sign The Ceasefire!]. One of the covers features a photograph of protestors. In the middle of the crowd is a banner with hand-painted text in Spanish. Above the photograph, in the upper half of the page, is large block type that reads: [PEACE IN VIETNAM OR / MORE OF NIXON'S LIES? / (SEE page 2) / At Home / (SEE PAGE 3) / Thousands Marched on Nov. 4]. At the top is the masthead, outlined in black, with black type that reads: [Puerto Rican Revolutionary Workers Organization / PALANTE / 25 / cents / (YOUNG LORDS PARTY) / Vol. 4 No. 24 New York Nov. 8 - Nov. 21, 1972 Bi-Monthly]. The masthead features a silhouette of the Young Lords Party logo on the left side. The logo includes type that reads: [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON / YLP]. The bottom is a rectangle listing the volume and number, featured article titles, publisher information and postage. The interior consists of twenty-three pages.
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Multilingual communication
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd501cebe1c-77d1-4420-bef0-409944a195f9
  • March to U.N.

    Photograph by
    Rose, Jesse Steve
    Subject of
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    October 30, 1970
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Overall): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 7 13/16 × 11 1/2 in. (19.8 × 29.2 cm)
    Title
    Photograph of the Young Lords Party march to the U.N.
    Description
    A black and white photograph of men and women from the Young Lords Party marching to the United Nations on October 30, 1970. The group of men and women carry the Puerto Rican flag. Many of the men and women wear berets with pin back buttons attached on the front, promoting the Young Lords Party. The man at the center of the image wears a leather jacket, pin-striped collared shirt, and beret. To his right, on the left side of the image, are two women also wearing berets with pin back buttons. To his left is a man holding the corner of the flag. The group marches in a street with tall buildings in the background. The back of the photograph has an inscription identifying the title, date and photographer.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    photographic prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fad70c1d-239d-49ea-885e-487a8a5a67ad
  • Photograph of Julio Roldan's funeral at the People's Church

    Photograph by
    Rose, Jesse Steve
    Subject of
    Roldán, Julio, American, died 1970
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    October 19, 1970
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Overall): 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
    H x W (Image): 7 13/16 × 11 1/2 in. (19.8 × 29.2 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of the funeral of Julio Roldán. The open casket is featured in the lower right quadrant. A Puerto Rican flag covers the casket. In front of the casket are men armed with rifles. Two men stand in between the men with rifles in front of the casket. In the upper left quadrant of the photograph are rows of pews filled with people. The back of the photograph has an inscription that gives the photograph's date, brief description, and photographer.
    Place depicted
    East Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    photographic prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Funeral customs and rites
    Justice
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Prisons
    Resistance
    Spirituality
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    ©Jesse-Steve Rose/The Image Works. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd560497e0d-1a5c-4c91-9d0d-b2ede0fe44ee
  • Photograph of Denise Oliver, Young Lords Party

    Photograph by
    Rose, Jesse Steve
    Subject of
    Oliver, Denise, American, born 1947
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    November 21, 1970
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Overall): 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
    H x W (Image): 10 7/16 × 7 1/8 in. (26.5 × 18.1 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Denise Oliver. Oliver is at the center of the photograph and looks to the right. She wears a leather jacket with a popped collar and a beret with three pin back buttons promoting the Young Lords Party. Oliver holds a white cup in her proper left hand and a cigarette in her proper right hand between her index and middle fingers. Unidentified men and women are seen in the lower foreground and background. On the back of the photograph there is an inscription with information about the photograph date and the photographer.
    Place captured
    United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    photographic prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a692ef23-d77a-4a49-a441-0f76d5ab27fd
  • Pinback button for the Young Lords Party

    Manufactured by
    International Union of Operating Engineers Local 137, American, founded 1896
    Subject of
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Date
    ca. 1968
    Medium
    metal, plastic, paper
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (3.8 × 0.5 cm)
    Description
    A Young Lords pinback button. The front of the button has a vertical depiction of the Puerto Rican flag as its background. An image of a rifle in black crosses the center of the flag. Black type at the bottom of the button reads: [YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The back of the button has a pin with a fastener and an engraving with a design. The text of the engraving reads: [Local 137].
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52042de13-5821-4c62-9278-00933647a550
  • Pinback button for the Young Lords Party

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Date
    ca. 1971
    Medium
    metal, plastic, paper
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (3.8 × 0.5 cm)
    Description
    A round pin back button with an illustration of an arm raised, holding a rifle. The raised arm and rifle are light brown in color. Behind the arm is a green silhouette of Puerto Rico. Purple text above the rifle in Spanish reads: [TENGO PUETRO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON], which translates to "I have Puerto Rico in my heart." Across the bottom, overlapping the raised arm, purple text reads: [YLP]. The back of the pin has a pin and a fastener. There is also an impression from the button manufacturer at the center of the back.
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Decolonization
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d0861729-d7d3-478d-8c9d-3db85fa19564
  • Ramparts, Volume 9, Number 4

    Published by
    Keating, Edward M., American, 1925 - 2003
    Subject of
    Ramparts, American, 1962 - 1975
    Luciano, Felipe, American, born 1947
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Date
    October 1970
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 15/16 × 8 7/16 × 1/8 in. (27.8 × 21.4 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A copy of Ramparts magazine, volume 9, number 4 from October 1970. The front cover of the magazine features a full page, color image of Felipe Luciano. He is featured looking to the left, wearing a beret with a button promoting the Young Lords Party. In the upper right corner of the image there is white text that reads: ["The Young Lords, / once a street gang, / have become the most / potent revolutionary / organization of / Puerto Rico youth / in the U.S."] Above the image is the mast head of the publication with text in blue, black, and red that reads: [October 1970 / How Harvard, Berkeley et al Set Up the Indonesian Massacre / Civil War in Ireland?; Middle Earth Art; $4 Woodstock.75¢ / Ramparts]. The interior of the magazine has black type on white paper and contains sixty-four pages.
    Place depicted
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Activism
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1970 Ramparts Magazine, Inc. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f8172986-aad1-430a-962e-bd206353ee0b
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    Young Lords Party: Health, Food, Housing, Education

    Created by
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Designed by
    Unidentified
    Date
    ca. 1971
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 28 × 17 3/4 in. (71.1 × 45.1 cm)
    Description
    A Young Lords Party poster. The poster has a black background with white text and a graphic of four purple automatic rifles. Across the top center of the poster, white text reads: [Young Lords Party]. Below the text, the four purple automatic rifles are pictured in a vertical stack. The rifles are oriented horizontally and each rifle has text, in white, across the forestock reading [Health] on the top rifle, [Food] on the second, [Housing] on the third, and [Education] on the bottom. The word [Struggle] is featured in gray text on the magazine of each rifle. In the top right corner of the poster is a logo for the Young Lords Party. The logo is a circle with the Puerto Rican flag in the background and an automatic rifle at center. The letters [YLP] are across the bottom of the logo. The back of the poster is blank.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    political posters
    Topic
    Activism
    Communities
    Education
    Graphic design
    Health
    Housing
    Identity
    Political organizations
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Latino Initiatives Pool
    Object number
    2018.35.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54abfe8b9-a9e2-45a2-915c-f5e70dd6e151
  • Pinback button for the Young Lords Organization

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Date
    1970s
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 0.6 cm)
    Description
    A pinback button for the Young Lords Organization. The button has a white background and purple lettering in Spanish at the top that reads [Tengo Puerto Rico En Mi Corazon] (I have Puerto Rico in my heart). Below the text is a depiction of Puerto Rico with the Young Lords Symbol (a raised fist holding a gun) in front. Below the symbol, purple lettering reads [YLO]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
    Place depicted
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Place used
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Decolonization
    Identity
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.26
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59adf3ac1-f260-48cb-86be-ae4517748d0a

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