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Book SynopsisA stunning collection of essays, photographs, speeches and ephemera from this historic activist organisation
Trade ReviewThis definitive sourcebook compiled by Enck-Wanzer, who wrote his doctoral dissertation on the subject, is a tour de force. He provides a helpful and brief chronicle of the evolution of the Young Lords in his introduction and the foreword by Morales and Oliver is an inspiring personal retrospective... This reader brings together an impressive collection of primary source materials that let the Young Lords speak for themselves and transport the reader to another time and place. * National Institute for Latino Policy, Book Notes *
Offers a long-awaited introduction to the ideals and actions of this vibrant revolutionary organization. In so doing it opens a window on to the life of an entire community, and on a unique era of radical movement history. This carefully assembled collection promises to be the documentary sourcebook on the Young Lords Party for years to come. -- Juan Flores,New York University
The collection of essays, speeches, pamphlets and photographs created by Young Lords members, primarily in New York and on the East Coast, includes the organization's 13-point platform and rules of discipline. The book covers the group's activism in education, health care, police injustice and gender equality. * The North Texan Alumni Magazine *
Table of ContentsForeword: Why Read the Young Lords Today?Iris Morales and Denise Oliver-VelezAcknowledgments Introduction: Toward Understanding the Young LordsDarrel Enck-Wanzer 1. Young Lords Platform and Rules 2. The Ideology of the Young Lords Party 3. The Origins and History of the Young Lords 4. On History 5. On Education and Students 6. On Revolution, Nationalism, and Revolutionary Nationalism 7. On Women in the Revolution 8. The Garbage Offensive 9. Health and Hospitals 10. The People's Church 11. Social Justice Programs 12. Puerto Rican Revolutionary Workers Organization Bibliography Index About the Editor
