The Young Lords Speak: Building Revolution on the Streets of Chicago by Lazú, Jacqueline
The Young Lords Speak: Building Revolution on the Streets of Chicago by Lazú, Jacqueline

The Young Lords Speak: Building Revolution on the Streets of Chicago

Rooted in a Chicago-based street gang, the Young Lords grew into one of the most dynamic revolutionary...
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Author: Jacqueline Lazú
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Young Lords Speak: Building Revolution on the Streets of Chicago by Lazú, Jacqueline

The Young Lords Speak: Building Revolution on the Streets of Chicago

$81.99 $42.77
The Young Lords Speak: Building Revolution on the Streets of Chicago by Lazú, Jacqueline

The Young Lords Speak: Building Revolution on the Streets of Chicago

$81.99 $42.77
Author: Jacqueline Lazú
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

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 José "Cha Cha" Jiménez, 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
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 03/17/2026
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9798888904541

About the Author

Jacqueline Lazú is a professor of Spanish and Latin American studies at DePaul University and the author of numerous scholarly articles on the Young Lords in Chicago.

José "Cha Cha" Jiménez (1948-2025) was one of the founders and leaders of the Young Lords in Chicago. As an infant, he moved with his family from Puerto Rico to a migrant work camp near Boston before settling in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. State repression, along with the police murders of Black Panther leaders, forced Cha Cha underground. He eventually returned to Chicago to continue his political and organizing work.


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