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Jesús Colón (–) was a Puerto Rican writer known as the Father of the Nuyorican movement..
Jesús Colón was a Puerto Rican poet and journalist, and a leading figure of the Nuyorican cultural and literary movement with authors Piri Thomas, Miguel.Jesús Colón
Puerto Rican politician and writer
This article is about the Puerto Rican writer. For the politician, see Jesús Colón Berlingeri.
Jesús Colón (1901–1974) was a Puerto Rican writer known as the Father of the Nuyorican movement.
An activist and community organizer, Colón wrote poetry and stories about his experiences as an Afro-Puerto Rican living in New York.
Early years
Colón was born on January 20, 1901, in Cayey, Puerto Rico, after the Spanish–American War when the American Tobacco Company gained control of most of the tobacco producing land in Puerto Rico.[1] His parents were Mauricio Colón, his father, and Paula Lopez Cedeño, his mother.[1] His father was a baker and his family owned the "Colon Hotel".
Afro-Puerto Rican Marxist, socialist, communist, writer, and political and community activist, was born on January 20, in Cayey, Puerto Rico (PR).
His home was behind the town's cigar factory, which hired "readers" to read stories and current events to the employees whilst they worked. As a child, Colón visited the factory to listen to these stories. He was exposed to the writings
