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...