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
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Books and Published Materials
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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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5789255f2-7046-4a21-b9ae-71218ef3c506

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