We Took the Streets

An inside look at the Young Lords, the radical Puerto Rican activist group of the 1960s, from one of its founding members. “A thoughtful and historically insightful book. . . . The Young Lords challenged the system as no one else has done before them. . . . Their philosophy serves as an inspiration for many of us.” —Representative Jose Serrano (D, NY) In 1968 Miguel “Mickey” Melendez was a college student, developing pride in his Cuban and Puerto Rican cultural identity and becoming increasingly