The Young Lords : a radical history / Johanna Fernández.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fernández, Johanna, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young Lords (Organization)--History.

Young Lords (Organization).

National Book Committee.

Puerto Ricans--New York (State)--New York--Politics and government--20th century.

Puerto Ricans.

Community activists--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Community activists.

Political activists--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Political activists.

Puerto Ricans--Civil rights--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Puerto Ricans--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions--20th century.

Relations.

Public opinion.

Social conditions.

Ethnic relations.

History.

Puerto Ricans--Civil rights.

Politics and government.

New York (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

New York (N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions--20th century.

United States--Relations--Puerto Rico--Public opinion.

United States.

International relations--Public opinion.

Puerto Ricans--Politics and government.

Puerto Ricans--Social conditions.

New York (State)--New York.

Puerto Rico.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

468 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Against the backdrop of America's escalating urban rebellions in the 1960s, an unexpected cohort of New York radicals unleashed a series of urban guerrilla actions against the city's racist policies and contempt for the poor. Their dramatic flair, uncompromising vision, and skillful ability to link local problems to international crises riveted the media, alarmed New York's political class, and challenged nationwide perceptions of civil rights and black power protest. The group called itself the Young Lords. [The author] utiliz[es] oral histories, archival records, and an enormous cache of police records released only after a decade-long Freedom of Information Law request and subsequent court battle ... [for this] account of the Young Lords, from their roots as a street gang to their rise and fall as a political organization"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

American Book Awards, Winner, 2021

ISBN:

9781469653440

1469653443

OCLC:

1119132643