Robert E. Lee video interview and biography

Notes:

Bob Lee or Robert E. Lee grew up in the “forest” near Jasper, TX. His family worked on a cotton plantation. One of his brothers Franco became a county commissioner of the 5th Ward of Houston for over 30 years. In 1969 Bob Lee became a Deputy Field Marshall for the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party. His worked included Uptown where he started working with the Young Patriots Organization and the Young Lords.

Date Created:

2017-02-16T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

Subject Topic:

Young Lords (Organization), Puerto Ricans--United States, Civil Rights--United States--History, Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.), Mexican Americans--Personal narratives, Social justice, Community activists--Illinois--Chicago, Mexican Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social conditions, Race relations, Social conflict, Cultural identity, and Black Panther Party. Illinois Chapter

Language:

eng

Rights:

<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>

URL:

https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/24592