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Melendez, Miguel

 
9780813535593: We Took The Streets: Fighting For Latino Rights With The Young Lords
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 081353559X ISBN 13 : 9780813535593
Editeur : Rutgers University Press, 2005

Synopsis

In this memoir, Melendez describes with the unsparing eye of an insider the idealism, anger, and vitality of the Lords as they rose to become the most respected and powerful voice of Puerto Rican empowerment in the country. He also traces the internal ideological disputes that led the group, but not the mission, to fracture in 1972. Written with passion and compelling detail, We Took the Streets tells the story of how one group took on the establishment--and won.

In 1968 Miguel "Mickey" Melendez was a college student, developing pride in his Cuban and Puerto Rican cultural identity and becoming increasingly aware of the effects of social inequality on Latino Americans. Joining with other like-minded student activists, Melendez helped form the central committee of the New York branch of the Young Lords, one of the most provocative and misunderstood radical groups to emerge during the 1960s. Incorporating techniques of direct action and community empowerment, the Young Lords became a prominent force in the urban northeast. From their storefront offices in East Harlem, they defiantly took back the streets of El Barrio. In addition to running clothing drives, day-care centers, and food and health programs, they became known for their media-savvy tactics and bold actions, like the takeovers of the First People's Church and Lincoln Hospital.

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À propos de l'auteur

MIGUEL "MICKEY" MELENDEZ is an activist for Latino and Puerto Rican rights. He has held senior positions in the New York City government and has taught in the black and Hispanic studies department at Baruch College. He is also the recipient of the Charles Revson Fellowship (2004-2005) at Columbia University.

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Éditeur
Rutgers University Press
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
081353559X
ISBN 13 
9780813535593
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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