The Latinx Community in Chicago (1960s-80s)
Title
The Latinx Community in Chicago (1960s-80s)
Subject
Harrison High Protests, the Young Lords, and Rudy Lozano
Description
Images from the Chicago Sun-Times
Creator
Chicago Sun-Times
Publisher
Chicago History Museum
Date
Late 1960s to early 1980s
Items in the The Latinx Community in Chicago (1960s-80s) Collection
Rudy Lozano at a Center for Autonomous Social Action meeting in 1975
Rudy Lozano at a Center for Autonomous Social Action meeting in 1975.
Closeup of Rudy Lozano in 1975
Rudy Lozano (foreground) during a Center for Autonomous Social Action meeting in 1975.
Protesters march in Pilsen in 1977 with signs calling for Latino fire fighters
Protesters march in Pilsen in 1977. The sign in the foreground reads, "Why no Latino firemen in Pilsen."
Protesters march in Pilsen in 1977 after two major fires had taken place
Protesters march in Pilsen in 1977. The sign in the foreground reads, "2 major fires in 8 days / Pilsen demands 1. Full investigation 2. Fire prevention program 3. More Latino fire fighters."
Building at University of Illinois at Chicago campus, c. 1970
Exterior of building at University of Illinois at Chicago campus, c. 1970.
Harrison High students protest on October 10, 1968
Harrison students protest in the rain on October 10, 1968, nearly a month after protests began.
Center for Autonomous Social Action (CASA) meeting in 1975
A group of people attend a Center for Autonomous Social Action (CASA) meeting in 1975. Rudy Lozano is seated in the foreground.
Austin High School students march in protest on October 8, 1968
Students of Austin High School on the West Side march toward the Loop to protest underfunding of mostly nonwhite schools, October 8, 1968.
A group of Latinx teens from Harrison High
A group of Latinx teens huddled together, laughing and smiling, with one student wearing a Harrison Hornets jacket.
Graffiti on statue in Marshall Square in front of Harrison High
Vandalized statue in Marshall Square which is located in front of the school.
A group of police officers in front of protesters seen through a shattered window
Looking through a shattered window to a group of police officers who were in front of the protesters, presumably outside the school.
Students demonstrate against the Board of Education in front of the Picasso sculpture
A group of African American students demonstrate against the Board of Education in front of the Picasso sculpture where a few of them are wearing masks and hovering over a coffin with the “Board of Education” painted on it.
Fred Hampton speaks to children during the Black Panther Party's free breakfast for children program
Fred Hampton, the leader of the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party, speaks to children during a free breakfast program at 1512 South Pulaski in the Cicero neighborhood of Chicago in April 1969.
Young Lords painting murals and setting up furniture inside their community center
Young Lords painting murals and setting up furniture inside their community center at 834 Armitage Ave.
The Young Lords and the Black Panthers marching on Daley Center
The Young Lords and the Black Panthers marching on Daley Center on April 12, 1970. The sign reads, "Today, the Panthers / Tomorrow, You / Stop oppression."
Protest sign during the Young Lords and Black Panthers' march on the Daley Center
Protest sign that reads "Your taxes help kill! Resist!" during the Young Lords and Black Panthers' march on the Daley Center on April 12, 1970.
Overhead view of The Young Lords and the Black Panthers marching on Daley Center
Overhead view of The Young Lords and the Black Panthers marching on Daley Center on April 12, 1970.
Cha Cha Jimenez at the People’s Church
Cha Cha Jimenez (in black) photographed at the People’s Church.
Volunteers cleaning, painting, and setting up the new childcare center at the People’s Church
Volunteers cleaning, painting, and setting up the new childcare center at the People’s Church at 834 Armitage Ave.
Young Lords at the Puerto Rican Heritage Festival on Armitage Avenue
Unidentified Young Lords at the Puerto Rican Heritage Festival on Armitage Avenue, August 23, 1969.
Food being served at the Puerto Rican Heritage Festival
Food being served at the Puerto Rican Heritage Festival on Armitage Avenue, August 23, 1969.
A Young Lord is arrested at the Puerto Rican Heritage Festival
A Young Lord is arrested at the Puerto Rican Heritage Festival, August 23, 1969.
Evening festivities at the Puerto Rican Heritage Festival
Festivities continue well into the evening at the Puerto Rican Heritage Festival, August 23, 1969.