Rooted in a Chicago-based street gang, the Young Lords grew into one of the most dynamic revolutionary community organizations of the late 1960s and early ’70s.
In their field jackets and signature purple berets, using militant tactics like building takeovers and mass education, the Young Lords mobilized their community for liberation and against gentrification, poverty, racism, and police brutality. Forging a Rainbow Coalition with Fred Hampton and the Black Panther Party, the Young Lords expanded from their Chicago headquarters into the Puerto Rican and Latino barrios of New York City and elsewhere, demanding an end to the US occupation of Puerto Rico and self-determination for oppressed communities everywhere.
With a foreword by founder Jos? “Cha Cha” Jim?nez, written just before his passing, The Young Lords Speak tells the story of Chicago’s Young Lords in their own words through articles, essays, interviews, and speeches.
Author: Jacqueline Lazú
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 03/17/2026
Pages: 432
Weight: 1.5lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9798888904541
Language: English
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