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Walking Tour: Lincoln Park and the Young Lords
Saturday, September 27, 2025, 2pm – 3pm
Join us for a historical walking tour of Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood led by Derek Potts, Instruction and Outreach Archivist at DePaul University. Covering approximately 1.5 miles, the tour will highlight key sites of activism and community organizing, with a focus on the influential history of the Young Lords Organization (YLO) and the urban renewal efforts of the late 1960s.
This program is supported by DePaul University’s Vincentian Endowment Fund through the Division of Mission and Ministry and the Center for Latino Research, in partnership with Special Collections and Archives at DePaul University.
Image credits: A member of the Young Lords writes in chalk as a family looks on during a Puerto Rican heritage festival at the Armitage Methodist Church, 1969.ST-40001976-0057, Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum.