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Flier advertising an Anti-Facism Rally
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Bird, Joan, American, born 1949
- Hilliard, David, American, born 1942
- Jimenez, Jose Cha Cha, born 1948
- Hewitt, Raymond Masai, American, 1942 - 1988
- Rudd, Mark, American, born 1947
- Thomas, Hannibal, American, born 1947
- Turco, Arthur F. Jr., American, born 1943
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A flier advertising an anti-fascism rally. The flier is white with black typewritten text and features a black-and-white picture of Joan Bird after she was beaten by police. The flier reads [CAPITALISM + RACISM = FASCISM / COME AND HEAR / David Hilliard / Chief of Staff BPP / Ray Maasai Hewitt / Central Committee BPP / Cha Cha Jimenez / Chairman of Young Lords / Mark Rudd SDS / Hannibal Thomas Harlem 5 / Arthur Turco Attorney / Citywide Welfare Rights Groups / FREE THE PANTHERS / FREE FOOD / BAR-B-Q / POTATO SALAD / PUNCH / ENTERTAINMENT / POETRY--MUSIC--DANCERS / SUNDAY JUNE 15th 1:00PM / MOUNT MORRIS PARK, 5th AVE and 124nd ST. / FREE!!! NO CHARGE!!! FREE!!!]. The caption under the photograph reads [JOAN BIRD, BRUTALIZED AND ORTURED BY THE PIGS / AT THE TIME OF HER ARREST / Fascism will breed nothing but more fascism / unless the people are organized in one united / front. / The people and the people alone are the / motive force in the making of world history.] The back of the flier is blank except for the stamp that reads [JUN 1968].
- Place used
- 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
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Young Lords Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Dance
- Foodways
- Justice
- Music
- Poetry
- Race discrimination
- Urban life
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.211
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Latin-Soul-Rock
- Recorded by
- Fania All Stars, founded 1968
- Published by
- Fania Records, Inc., founded 1964
- Recorded by
- Pacheco, Johnny, Dominican, born 1935
- Manu Dibango, Cameroonian, 1933 - 2020
- Betancourt, Justo, Cuban, born 1940
- Colón, William, American, born 1950
- Miranda, Ismael, Puerto Rican, born 1950
- Mongo Santamaría, Cuban American, 1917 - 2003
- Santana, Jorge, Mexican American, 1951 - 2020
- Hammer, Jan, Czechoslovakian American, born 1948
- Cobham, Billy, Panamanian American, born 1944
- Date
- 1973; published 1974
- Medium
- vinyl and cardboard, with ink on paper (fiber product)
- Description
- A record album with the title "Fania All Stars Latin-Soul-Rock." The album consists of a single vinyl (2015.195.1a), which features a green-and-brown label with a notched center hole. The top half of the label has the words [FANIA / FANIA ALL STARS / LATIN—SOUL—ROCK]. The bottom half of the label lists the songs as well as their respective artists and track length. Side A features songs such as “Viva Tirado,” “Chanchullo,” “Smoke,” “There You Go,” and “Mama Guela;” while Side B lists songs such as “El Raton,” “Soul Makossa” and “Congo Bongo.”
- An album jacket (2015.195.1b) accompanies the vinyl record. The front cover of the album jacket is black, with white writings. On the top, [FANIA ALL STARS / latin ~ soul ~ rock / How It Was! How It Ended! How It Was Going To Be!] is printed. Below, there is a collage of 13 photographs of performances. Inside the album jacket is white and features a New York Post article entitled “‘Our Latin Thing’ Draws 40, 000.” The second page has a six grayscale photographs of performances. [Live at Yankee Stadium, Aug. 24, 1973] is printed in white letters. Below, there is a large color photograph of a performance; a smaller photograph is embedded in the bottom right-hand corner of the larger photo.
- Some of the persons credited in the production and distribution of this album include: Pete "Conde" Rodriguez, Paquito Navarro, Cheo Feliciano, Santos Colon, Ismael Quintana, Hector Colon, Dick Sugar, Bobby Cruz, Ray Barretto, Larry Harlow, Roberto Roena, Jerry Masucci, Edmund Newton, Bobby Valentin, Lee Marshall, Tom Monaster and Ron Levine.
- Place made
- Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Puerto Rico, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Topic
- Funk (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Rock and roll (Music)
- Salsa (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Soul (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.195.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1974 Fania Records. Permission required for use.
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Descripton of the Department of Black and Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College
- Created by
- Hunter College, American, founded 1870
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A document outlining the requirements for a major in Black and Puerto Rican Studies produced by the Department of Black and Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College. The document consists of two pages, with typewritten text in black ink on the front of each page only. Text at the top reads [HUNTER COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK / DEPARTMENT OF BLACK AND PUERTO RICAN STUDIES] followed by [Major in Black and Puerto Rican Studies], underlined. The content of the document is divided into several sections for [Basic Courses], [The Major in Black and Puerto Rican Studies], [Economic (sic) and Politics], [History and Sociology], [Literature, Language and Culture], [Third World and General Courses]. On the bottom of the second page is a handwritten note that reads, [JULY 1972].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Africa
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Nuyorican Movement
- Topic
- Black power
- Education
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.157
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Flyer advertising a concert featuring Raphy Leavitt y La Selecta
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Leavitt, Raphy, Puerto Rican, 1948 - 2015
- Palmieri, Eddie, American, born 1936
- Miranda, Ismael, Puerto Rican, born 1950
- Machito and Graciela, Cuban American, 1944 - 1975
- Machito, Cuban American, 1908 - 1984
- Típica 73, American, 1973 - 1982
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer advertises a concert featuring Raphy Leavitt y La Selecta. The flyer is pink with black white and orange text and features photographs of Eddie Palmieri, La Selecta, Ismael Miranda, Machito & Graciela, and La Tipicia 73. The flyer reads [ACT 1 / The most / beautiful / room in the world / PROUDLY PRESENTS / DIRECT FROM / PUERTO RICO / RAPHY LEAVITT / Y LA SELECTA / ONE NIGHT / ONLY / SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 VETERANS DAY EVE 5PM-4AM / FEATURING / EDDIE PALMIERI / RAPHY LEAVITT Y LA SELECTA]. Below the photographs, text reads [EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION / GEORGE VIDAL and his "AFRO-CUBAN REVUE"]. The back of the flyer is blank except for the text written in the bottom right corner that reads [OCT 22, 1972].
- Place used
- New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Nuyorican Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.281
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Schedule of courses for Black and Puerto Rican Studies
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- July 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A mimeographed document with the Schedule of Courses for fall 1972 semester, issued by the Department of Black and Puerto Rican studies at Hunter College. The schedule is on white paper with purple typewritten text that reads, [DEPARTMENT OF BLACK AND PUERTO RICAN STUDIES / SCHEDULE OF COURSES - FALL '72 / EVENING SESSIONS / 29 101 Swahili 1 M 7:40-845 W 7:20-8:45 Kassamali / 29 104 Swahili 4 M 5:30-6:30 W 5:50-7:10 Kassamali / 29 201 African History M 5:30-6:30 W 5:40-7:10 Clarke / 29 204 African World of the 20th Cent. T 7:40-8:45 Th 7:20-8:45 Fierce / 29 206 Afro-American Literature...]. Handwritten on the bottom right is the date, [July 1972]. The back is blank.
- Place depicted
- Africa
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Nuyorican Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Topic
- Black power
- Education
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.160
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Flier advertising concert featuring Willie Colon, Eddie Bastian and Hector Lavoe
- Designed by
- Rosario, Charlie, American
- Subject of
- El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican, founded 1962
- Colón, William, American, born 1950
- Lavoe, Héctor, Puerto Rican, 1946 - 1993
- Rey, Fausto, Dominican, born 1951
- Bastian, Eddie, Dominican
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flier advertises a concert featuring Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe and Eddie Bastian from the El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. The flier is white with green and red text. The flier reads [EL GRAN COMBO / DIRECT FROM PUERTO RICO / SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23 / AT THE FABULOUS / TROCADERO BALLROOM / 179 DYCKMAN STREET / WEST MANHATTAN--UPTOWN / WILLIE COLON / And His Orchestra / featuring Hector La Voe / EDDIE BASTIAN / and His 12 Piece Band / from Santo Domingo / EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION / FAUSTO REY / CONINUOUS MUSIC FROM 9 P.M. TO 4 A.M. / FOR INFORMAITON AND RESERVATION PLEASE CALL / 454-3530 or LO 9-0700 / ESTA POR EL LIBRO / poster design/ charlie rosario]. On the left of the flier is a large illustrated book with a green cover and illustrations of men and women's faces in orange. The back of the flier is blank except for the text written at the bottom that reads [SEPT 1972].
- 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
- Dominican Republic, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Nightlife
- Salsa (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.279
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Resurrection City: Untitled
- Photograph by
- Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968
- Date
- 1968; printed September 2017
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 9 in. (32.8 × 22.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man wearing a shirt and tie and smoking a cigarette. The man wears his jacket over his head. A partially obstructed pinback button attached to his shirt or jacket reads [WE MOURN OUR LOSS / 1925 / 1968 / ROBERT F. KENNEDY] with an image of Kennedy appearing at center. The man holds a small flag of Puerto Rico in his right hand. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Activism
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Poverty
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.81.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
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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
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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
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Resurrection City: Untitled
- Photograph by
- Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1968; printed September 2017
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 12 15/16 in. (21.9 × 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)
- Title
- Photograph of six men advocating for more and better housing
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of six men standing and looking towards the camera. Several of the men to the left of frame hold a sign that reads [Bridgeton N. J. / Want more better / housing]. The man third from the right wears a striped shirt and two pinback buttons, one with the image of JFK and the other reading [POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN / PUERTORRIQUEÑOS MARCHAN and carries the Puerto Rican flag in his pocket. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- Housing
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Migrations
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.81.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
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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
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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
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Pinback button for the People's Church / Iglesia De La Gente
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 1 cm)
- Caption
- In 1969, The Young Lords Party occupied The First Spanish Methodist Church in New York City after a minister refused the organization a space to work. The Young Lords called it the People's Church / Iglesias De la Gente to serve 3,000 community members. After eleven days police forcibly removed the activists from the church and arrested a hundred people.
- Description
- A pinback button for the People's Church / Iglesia De La Gente. The background of the button is light blue. At center there is a yellow cross with white accent behind it. A black chain is on either side of the cross. Black text around the top reads [People's Church]. black text around the bottom reads [Iglesias De La Gente]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- 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
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Young Lords Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Communities
- Decolonization
- Humanitarianism
- Identity
- Multilingual communication
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.147
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Photograph of the Young Lords Party rally
- Photograph by
- Maristany, Hiram, American, born 1945
- Subject of
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Pablo Guzman
- Garcia, Georgie
- Flores, Herman
- Luciano, Felipe, American, born 1947
- Torres, Gabriel
- Lemus, Georgie
- Rosa, Tony
- Aponte, Carlos
- Diaz, Jose
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- July 26, 1969
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 7/8 × 18 7/8 in. (32.7 × 47.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.5 × 50.6 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the Young Lords Rally at Tompkins Square Park in 1969. On stage from left to right are Georgie Garcia, Herman Flores, Felipe Luciano, Gabriel Torres, Unknown, Pablo “Yoruba” Guzmán, and Georgie Lemus. Unknown, Tony Rosa, Carlos Aponte, and Jose “Pi” Diaz stand from left to right in front of the stage. A large group of unidentified men and women sit in chairs below the stage. A Puerto Rican flag can be seen behind the stage.
- Place captured
- Tompkins Park, New York City, New York, 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
- Young Lords Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.186.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Hiram Maristany
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Pinback button for the Young Lords Organization
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Date
- 1970s
- On ViewConcourse 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
- 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
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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
- 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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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