Robert E. Lee video interview and biography

Description:

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.

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.),

Mexican Americans--Personal narratives,

Social justice,

Community activists--Illinois--Chicago,

Mexican Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social conditions,

Race relations,

Social conflict,

Cultural identity,

Black Panther Party. Illinois Chapter

Language: eng

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

Type: moving image