The Young Lords
A Radical History
Book • 2019
Johanna Fernandez's "The Young Lords: A Radical History" offers a comprehensive account of this influential Puerto Rican revolutionary group.
The book delves into their origins as a street gang, their transformation into a political organization, and their impactful activism against systemic inequalities.
Fernandez explores their Marxist-Leninist ideology, their community organizing, and their confrontations with racism, colonialism, and capitalism.
The narrative highlights their significant campaigns, including their fight for better sanitation, their efforts to address lead poisoning, and their occupation of Lincoln Hospital.
The book provides valuable insights into the group's strategies, internal dynamics, and ultimate decline, offering lessons for contemporary social movements.
The book delves into their origins as a street gang, their transformation into a political organization, and their impactful activism against systemic inequalities.
Fernandez explores their Marxist-Leninist ideology, their community organizing, and their confrontations with racism, colonialism, and capitalism.
The narrative highlights their significant campaigns, including their fight for better sanitation, their efforts to address lead poisoning, and their occupation of Lincoln Hospital.
The book provides valuable insights into the group's strategies, internal dynamics, and ultimate decline, offering lessons for contemporary social movements.
