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Palante, Volume 3, Number 8
- Published by
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Subject of
- Palante, 1970 - 1972
- Feliciano, Carlos, Puerto Rican, 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
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Pinback button for the liberation of Carlos Feliciano
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Feliciano, Carlos, Puerto Rican, born 1929
- Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, Puerto Rican, founded 1922
- Date
- 1970-1972
- Medium
- metal, plastic, paper
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A white, round, pin back button promoting the liberation of Carlos Feliciano. The top half of the button has a small black and white image of Carlos Feliciano. To the left of Feliciano is the Lares flag of 1868. On the right is the flag of Puerto Rico. Below, in the lower half of the pin, is a green silhouette of Puerto Rico. Within the silhouette, near the top, is black text that reads: [FREE PUERTO RICO NOW]. At the top and bottom is black text that reads: [FREE CARLOS FELICIANO / LIBERTAD PARA CARLOS FELICIANO]. On the bottom edge is a manufacturer's mark in black. The back has a pin without a clasp.
- Place depicted
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.109.7.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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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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
- 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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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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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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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.
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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
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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
- 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
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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
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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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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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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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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
- 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
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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
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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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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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Pinback button with the slogan "¡inscríbase, boricua!"
- Manufactured by
- N.G. Slater Corp., American, founded 1936
- Date
- after 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 1/4 in. (3.8 × 4.1 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button encouraging Puerto Ricans to register to vote. The button has a black background with yellow text that reads [¡inscríbase, boricua!] (register, Puerto Rican). The manufacturer's information is printed in yellow ink on the edge. the back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
- 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
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Communities
- Politics
- Suffrage
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.95
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible