Denver: Denver Post, 1970. 26 x 20 cm, b & w glossy. Duane Howell. Content: Joe Gonzalez, first official candidate for La Raza Unida party presents his signed petition to Colorado Secretary of State Byron Anderson to have his name placed on the November 1970 ballot in the House of Representatives in District 15.

These photos depict Jose Cha Cha Jimenez, leader of the Young Lords Organization, which he was responsible for creating by transforming the Young Lords gang into a organization for community activism. Taken in 1974, six years after the change, Jimenez is deeply invovled in activism on behalf of Puerto Ricans and the Hispanic community in ggeneral, including running for political office, as shown in the first photo.

Chicago: Sun Times, 1974. 21 x 26 cm, b & w glossy. Content: “Cha Cha” Jimenez, former Latino Street-gang leader, announces his candidacy for alderman of the 46th Ward in Chicago. He is pictured in a suit sitting at a desk in front of a bookcase.

Chicago: Sun Times, 1974. 27 x 21 cm, b & w glossy. Content: Profile of Cha Cha Jimenez, former leader of the Latin Kings, looking through chain link fence. “Victory”, he muses. “What we need now is victory.”

This collection of photos depicts Cesar Chavez at a variety of meetings, rallies and events, along with other UFW members and protests. Ranging from 1969 to 1990, these photos show a number different UFW-related activities and Chavez aging over time.

Detroit Free Press. 6/9/74. (Original May 11/1969) 21 x 25 cm. b & w glossy. Content: Chavez in hospital with back spasm in 1969. On the wall next to him is a photo of his martyred idols, Martin Luther King and the Kennedys.

New York. UPI photo. 21 x 25 cm. b & w glossy. Content: Headshot. “President of United Farm Workers talks to newsmen. The labor leader’s home base is sunny…California.”

Detroit Free Press. Photo by Richard Lee. 21 x 25 cm. b & w glossy. Content: Caption from Delano, CA. article reads: Chavez: “We’re fighting to keep what we got after five years of struggle.” He spoke after negotiations broke down after contracts expired with 29 large grape ranches in the Coachella Valley. Teamsters Union threatened to sign the workers after the contracts expired.

Detroit Free Press Wire photo. b & w matte. Content: Chavez is wearing a sweater with a plaid shirt underneath. His left hand is placed against his chest and his right hand appears to be resting on a podium. Note: there is some damage to this photo. It appears someone may have put tracing paper over it, as there are impressions on the outline of his face in this photo. Also some red crayon or pen markings around his head.

Detroit Free Press. 20 x 25 cm. b & w glossy. Content: Chavez sits in front of table in a patterned shirt with large collar. In front of him is a liquor or wine bottle. To his right is a cup and saucer. In the background can be seen the black eagle symbol of the United Farm Workers Union. The article on the back states he was attending a breakfast rally in Detroit at a local UAW hall.