Papers, 1960-2000.

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Papers, 1960-2000.

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Collection consists primarily of reports, flyers, letters and memoranda, press releases and clippings as well as photographs. The folders are alphabetical and the materials are organized in chronological order. This collection is important for examining the struggles for civil rights of the Puerto Rican community in New York, the history of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights and the Committee Against Fort Apache. There is also information about bilingual education, and other organizations committed to civil rights goals.

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Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos

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Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos

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Quiñones, Nathan

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Chancellor. From the description of Reminiscences of Nathan Quinones : Oral history, 1995. 1995. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 269252280 ...

City university of New York

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Committee Against Fort Apache.

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Pérez, Richie.

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Caballero, Diana.

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Born and raised in the South Bronx area of New York, Caballero is an educator, community organizer and social activist. She has dedicated much of her life to developing civil rights and educational reform organizations. She was president of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights (1983-1987) and served as coordinator of its Bilingual Education Task Force and the New York Coalition for Bilingual Education. From 1984-1997 she was director of the Puerto Rican/Latino Education Roundtable an ad...

Torres, Lourdes, 1959-

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Born on August 2, 1953, Lourdes Torres is a community activist from the South Bronx area of New York City. She was active in numerous organizations including Union Estudiantil Pedro Albizu Campos (Pedro Albizu Campos Student Union), and the Committee Against Fort Apache which was created in protest to the film Fort Apache: the Bronx. Torres was a founding member of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights, which became an important civil rights organization, and served as its secretary and ...

Rivera Garcia, Rafael.

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López Antonetty, Evelina, 1922-1984.

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Black and Latino Coalition Against Police Brutality.

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Puerto Rican Council on Higher Education.

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Young Lords (Organization)

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In the 1950's, a variety of ethnic groups resided in the Lincoln Park area and by the early 1960's a substantial Puerto Rican community was established around the south-western borders of the neighborhood. At this time Orlando Davila formed the Young Lords to counter the mounting antagonism against Puerto Ricans by other youth gangs. In 1964, Jose (Cha-Cha) Jimenez assumed the leadership of the Young Lords. In the late 1960's the Young Lords directed their activities to the social and economic c...

Rodgriguez Trias, Helen, 1922-2001.

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National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights (U.S.)

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