| Approx. time |
Expression |
Explanation |
| 1:05 |
Young Lords of Lincoln Park |
Puerto Rican youth movement with
origins in street gang protection; transitioned into civil rights organizing |
| 1:10 |
civil rights activist |
someone who actively works for
equal access for people who are traditionally discriminated against |
| 2:27 |
red-blooded Americans |
fully patriotic citizens of the
United States |
| 3:44 |
blatant |
outright, obvious, without trying
to hide |
| 5:08 |
drug cartels |
organized, professional
drug-selling and -smuggling groups |
| 5:15 |
coalesced |
came together, unified |
| 5:40 |
pilgrims |
people on an important journey |
| 5:52 |
catechism classes |
basic religious education in the
Catholic Church |
| 6:06 |
orphanage |
home for children without parents |
| 6:12 |
Caballeros de San Juan |
Knights of
San Juan, a social/religious order founded in Puerto Rico |
| 6:15 |
Knights of Columbus |
social/religious
service order founded in the U.S. |
| 6:17 |
Damas de Maria |
Daughters of Maria, a
social/religious service order for women |
| 6:33 |
Spanish mass |
to have the Catholic worship
service done in Spanish |
| 6:55 |
clash |
to confront, fight, disagree, argue |
| 7:13 |
turned us around |
moved in a new (usually positive)
direction |
| 7:30 |
urban renewal |
program to change urban settings by
redeveloping land and land use (often with the consequence of forcing out
poorer, less politically connected residents) |
| 7:40 |
substance abuse |
pattern of using drugs or alcohol
in amounts that are dangerous to the individual or to others |
| 7:49 |
Black Panthers |
political
action organization dedicated originally to urban patrols and protecting
black Americans from police brutality; evolved into a politically oriented
group, advocating for worker rights and against capitalism/imperialism |
| 8:00 |
Martin Luther King, Malcolm X,
Thomas Merton |
African-American Christian minister
and civil rights leader who practiced non-violence (assassinated 1968),
African-American Muslim minister and civil rights leader (assassinated 1965),
French-American Catholic priest and writer of 70 books on spirituality,
social justice, and pacifism |
| 8:07 |
altar boy |
young person who helps a Catholic
priest serve the worship mass; now called “altar servers” (to include girls)
or “acolytes” |
| 9:05 |
rioters |
people who wildly or violently
disturb the public order, often breaking property or injuring bystanders |
| 9:26 |
petty criminals |
people who commit simple, low-level
crimes |
| 9:40 |
coalition |
groups of people who join together
for a common purpose |
| 10:00 |
gentrification |
shifting an urban area towards
wealthier residences and businesses, usually coordinated by city planners and
real estate companies to encourage economic development but often displacing
the original poorer residents (gentry = wealthy class) |
| 10:25 |
evict |
to remove someone from their
property, usually with the support of the law |
| 11:30 |
Harold Washington |
African-American lawyer and
Democratic politician who defeated established white politicians to become
Chicago’s first black mayor |
| 11:35 |
self-determination |
the right and process to control
one’s own life |
| 11:58 |
precinct coordinator |
person who organizes the political
activity within one urban voting district (called a “precinct”) |
| 12:05 |
endorse |
to publicly support a person for
elected office (or support a program for official implementation) |
| 12:11 |
alderman |
city district representative,
councilman |
| 12:19 |
Daley Machine |
the political organization and
alliances that supported Chicago’s then-longest serving mayor, Richard J.
Daley |
| 12:50 |
picketing |
people with signs standing outside
a business trying to persuade others not to enter to work or do business
there |
| 13:21 |
archives |
collection of historical documents
and artifacts |
| 14:04 |
indigenous |
originally from that place, born
there |
| 14:23 |
oral histories |
stories about the past that are
shared by re-telling |
| 15:19 |
in concert with |
along with, connected to, organized
together |
| 16:20 |
breed |
to produce new (animals, people,
ideas) |
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