Remembering the Division Street “Riots” of 1966
Artist Michael Rodriguez-Muñiz at the UIC Latino Cultural Center provided a historical overview of the riots and the relationship between politics and students in the 1960s.
The Union for Puerto Rican Students (UPRS) hosted their 22nd annual Pa‘Lante Conference April 11-15, and welcomed three amazing panelists as they discussed the historical significance and impact of the Division Street “Riots” of 1966. Furthermore, Professor José E. López discussed the ways Mexican and Puerto Rican communities cooperated to create the LCC and the LARES Program at UIC. See more at La Voz del Paseo Boricua: From Division Street “Riots” ‘66 to the founding of UIC LARES ‘75 [PDF] by Jennifer Juárez, M.Ed, LARES Academic Advisor and Ian Torres, Latino Cultural Center Student Educator.