[Washington, D. C.]: Farmworker Benefit Committee, [1971]. A poster for a benefit concert for the farmworker movement held at McDonough Gymnasium at Georgetown Univ. on April 18, 1971 and featuring Odetta, Anthony Quinn, Ricardo Montalban, Phil Ochs, Cast of "Hair," Voices of East Harlem, Teatro Nuestra Lucha, Johnny Acey &..... More
Bronx: Committee to Defend Juan Otero, [1973]. A flyer on behalf of imprisoned Puerto Rican activist Juan Otero, a “victim of a campaign by vengeful Bronx cops and angry contractors in the building trades, long a stronghold of racism.” Otero is described as a “family man, educational specialist, respected community..... More
Berkeley / Hayward, California: Frente de Liberacion del Pueblo, 1970-72. Four issues of this newspaper published by the Frente de Liberacion del Pueblo (People's Liberation Front) in Berkeley (later Hayward), California, which focused on issues related to the Chicano/a community. The paper was affiliated with students at UC Berkeley. Included..... More
Albuquerque, New Mexico: El Comite de Obra del Partido la Raza Unida, 1972. The second issue of the short-lived newspaper of the New Mexico branch of La Raza Unida. Bilingual content focuses on land rights for Mexican Americans, coverage of various protests and demonstrations, Chicano labor struggles, etc.... More
n.p. n.p., [1975]. An original 8" x 10" photograph featuring United Farm Workers co-founder Cesar Chavez and Unitarian Universalist minister Howard Matson at the conclusion of a 1975 march to E&J Gallo Winery in Modesto, CA. Matson was the minister for Migrant Farm Workers from 1971-78. Our information from a...... More
New York: Pioneer Publishers, 1957. First edition. A support appeal from the American Youth for Socialism (AYS) on behalf of Frank Santana, a Puerto Rican gang member convicted of killing William Blankenship in 1955. The AYS claimed that racism and deprivation were responsible for Santana's actions and demanded his release..... More
Hayward, Calif. Southwest Network, [1974?]. A detailed report on the founding, short-lived existence, and closing of Casa de la Raza, an alternative public school for Chicano/a students that was part of the federally-funded Experimental Schools Program in Berkeley. Founded in 1971, the school served the "instructional, cultural, and survival needs..... More
San José: Fidelity Printing, 1976. The only book of poetry by San Quentin Six defendant, Luis Talamantez, who began writing poetry in prison. In 1965, Talamantez was sentenced to two life sentences for an armed robbery that netted him $130. He began to organize Chicano inmates and was singled out..... More