Jose "Cha Cha" Jimenez surrender photograph, 1972 December

File — Box: 1, Folder: 9

Identifier: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

The Young Lords were street gang formed by Puerto Ricans in Chicago that evolved into a diverse revolutionary civil rights group active during the 1960s and 1970s. Its platform included Puerto Rican independence, freedom of political prisoners, and withdrawal of military troops from Puerto Rico, Vietnam, and other areas. The Young Lords also advocated for change in their local communities. Although the Young Lords began in the Puerto Rican community, the group’s goals of civil rights and social justice attracted members from African American and other Latino populations. This sub-series contains materials documenting the Young Lords Movement, including photographs of Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez, a leader of the Young Lords, as well as a Young Lords banner.

Dates

Creation: 1972 December

Langauge of Materials

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English, Spanish.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 7.5 Linear Feet (4 document boxes, 1 oversize doc box, 1 half-size document box, 4 flat oversize boxes)

Additional Description

Note

Chicago: Sun-Times, 1972. 8 by 10 inches. A vintage gelatin silver print. A typed caption glued to the back, along with the printed caption from the Dec. 7, 1972, issue of the paper.

"Cha-Cha Jimenez, Y.L.O. Leader, Hiding from Police Since Aug. 70, Surrenders to Police Tonight— Crowd Outside Cheers Him On"

After being sentenced to one year in jail on a charge of stealing $23 worth of lumber, Jimenez went underground. He emerged 27 months later to serve his time. The image shows Jimenez walking toward the camera as he enters a Chicago police station.