Carmelo Romero interview and biography

Description:

Carmelo Romero grew up in Lakeview and today lives in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. His family lived in Lincoln Park and knew of the Young Lords. Mr. Romero volunteered to help with the Jiménez campaign for Alderman. Maria Romero, his sister, remains a full-fledged member of the Young Lords; in the 1970s she ran the office at Wilton and Grace Streets.

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

Language: eng

URL: https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/24617

Type: moving image