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This series contains materials from the Black Civil Rights movement in the United States, including a 1938 advertisement for an event featuring Duke Ellington, Juanita Hall, Georgia Burke, and others, put on by the Negro Cultural Committee, and a poster advocating for the freedom of Black Panther prisoners, like David Hilliard.

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This series contains artwork characteristic of the Chicano movement. Items include a periodical called “The Green Angels” about Mexican Americans in the military, various paños from prisoners, and art from an amateur female Chicana artist working in a prison.

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...

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...

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This series contains items pertaining to the Zoot Suit Riots, a series of violent clashes in June 1943 largely between U.S. and young Latinos in Los Angeles. Materials include a Broadway program from the musical “Zoot Suit” depicting the Zoot Suit riots, and a photograph of the first Zoot Suit on record, originally published in the New York Times.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This series contains items pertaining to the Zoot Suit Riots, a series of violent clashes in June 1943 largely between U.S. and young Latinos in Los Angeles. Materials include a Broadway program from the musical “Zoot Suit” depicting the Zoot Suit riots, and a photograph of the first Zoot Suit on record, originally published in the New York Times.

Scope and Contents of the Collection From the Collection: This collection consists of materials related to social movements throughout the 20th century. There are materials from the Black civil rights movement, Chicano Movement, the United Farm Workers, the Young Lords movement, and surrounding the events of the Zoot Suit riots in Los Angeles. There are a wide variety of materials, including photographs of movement leaders, art inspired from the Chicano movement, original banners from organizations involved in these movements, posters, programs,...

Scope and Contents of the Collection From the Collection: This collection consists of materials related to social movements throughout the 20th century. There are materials from the Black civil rights movement, Chicano Movement, the United Farm Workers, the Young Lords movement, and surrounding the events of the Zoot Suit riots in Los Angeles. There are a wide variety of materials, including photographs of movement leaders, art inspired from the Chicano movement, original banners from organizations involved in these movements, posters, programs,...

Scope and Contents of the Collection From the Collection: This collection consists of materials related to social movements throughout the 20th century. There are materials from the Black civil rights movement, Chicano Movement, the United Farm Workers, the Young Lords movement, and surrounding the events of the Zoot Suit riots in Los Angeles. There are a wide variety of materials, including photographs of movement leaders, art inspired from the Chicano movement, original banners from organizations involved in these movements, posters, programs,...

Scope and Contents of the Collection From the Collection: This collection consists of materials related to social movements throughout the 20th century. There are materials from the Black civil rights movement, Chicano Movement, the United Farm Workers, the Young Lords movement, and surrounding the events of the Zoot Suit riots in Los Angeles. There are a wide variety of materials, including photographs of movement leaders, art inspired from the Chicano movement, original banners from organizations involved in these movements, posters, programs,...