Young Lords sponsor a Puerto Rican heritage festival at the Armitage Methodist Church

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Title: Young Lords sponsor a Puerto Rican heritage festival at the Armitage Methodist Church Description: Three hundred young lords gang members, Students for a Democratic Society and other youth attempted to hold a Puerto Rican Heritage festival without a permit. The Young Lords had previously taken over the Armitage Avenue Methodist church, 834 Armitage Avenue, in June to protest housing and child care center. Date Depicted: 1969 August 23 Creator: Chicago Sun-Times Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: black-and-white negatives Copyright Notice: © Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Credit Line: ST-40001976-0062, Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum Storage Location: P&P: Chicago Sun-Times collection, digital image only (no associated collection materials) Max Pixels - Width: 3024 Max Pixels - Height: 2005 Help improve this content