Guillermo Martínez video interview and biography

Description:

Guillermo Martínez was born in Puerto Rico. In the 1950s he moved to Chicago, settling in the most northern and western edge of Lincoln Park, near Diversey Parkway and Ashland Avenue. Mr. Martínez describes his memories of Lincoln Park, including the Puerto Rican youth groups of the area, local taverns, and social clubs. Even within the Puerto Rican community of Lincoln Park, there was debate about the effects of urban renewal. Mr. Martínez provides insight into these differing perspectives, including his belief that the Puerto Rican community of Lincoln Park was not forced out, but moved by choice.

Institution: Grand Valley State University Libraries

Rights: In Copyright

Subject Topics:

Young Lords (Organization),

Puerto Ricans--United States,

Civil Rights--United States--History,

Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.),

Puerto Ricans--Personal narratives,

Social justice,

Community activists--Illinois--Chicago,

Spanish language--Personal narratives

Language: eng

URL: https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/24583

Type: moving image