Research Book II, Rounds 5-9

Research on Spanish Harlem
     -section of Harlem northeast of Manhattan in New York
     -most of population is made of Puerto Ricans, but rising # of Dominicans and Mexicans
     -Highest crime rate in Manhattan
     -includes area that used to be known as italian Harlem
          -from the late 1800's to early 1900's, the population was mostly made of Itallians
          -many crime organizations were located in this region from the Black Hand to the Itallian Mafia
          -most Itallians left the are by the 1970's, but most of the remaing itallian population live around
            Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
     -famous for its contribution to Salsa Music

Young Lords Organization
     -Puerto Rican gang in Chicago during the 1960's
     -involved in the 1966 Division Street Riots
     -later reorganized into a human rights organization
     -Geraldo Rivera was a lawyer who supported the Young Lords (similar to Nazario)
     -later spread to other areas such as California, New York, and Peurto Rico