Colón, Jesús, 1901-

Writer, activist and organizer. Colón was born in Puerto Rico in 1901 and arrived in New York in 1917. He was a founder of the first Puerto Rican organizations in New York such as the Alianza Obrera Puertorriqueña and La Liga Puertorriqueña e Hispana. He was also head of the Spanish section of the International Workers Order (IWO), the Sociedad Fraternal Cervantes. Colón was a prolific writer and published one of the first books on the Puerto Rican migration experience in the English language. (A Puerto Rican in New York and other Sketches)(1963) and wrote articles and columns in various Spanish language newspapers such as Gràfico, and Communist Party (CPUSA) papers such as The Daily Worker. He was a candidate for state assembly under the American Labor Party in 1953 and for state comptroller under the CPUSA in 1969. Colón died in New York in 1974.

From the description of Papers, 1901-1974; bulk: 1920-1970. (Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos). WorldCat record id: 45593894

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