Members of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party March in Chicago's Puerto Rican Parade. Chicago, Illinois (June 1971)

For decades, the political status issue of the island of Puerto Rico is one that is presented and discuss in Chicago’s Puerto Rican community. The community has always had supporters and advocates for the independence of the island of Puerto Rico. This photograph captures members of Chicago’s Puerto Rican Nationalist Party participating in the 1971 Chicago’s Puerto Rican Parade, in downtown Chicago. Chicago, Illinois (June 1971)