Centro Obrero de Habla Española
| Formation | 1927 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Alberto Moreau |
| Founded at | East Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Purpose | Community organization |
The Centro Obrero de Habla Española (English: Spanish-speaking Workers' Center) was a communist community organization founded in East Harlem, New York City, New York in 1927 by Argentinian activist Alberto Moreau.[1] Members included people of Cuban, Puerto Rican, Spanish, and Venezuelan descent.[2] Its newspaper, La Vida Obrera (transl. 'The Worker's Life') played a significant role in the unionization of hotel workers in New York City.[3] After a 1929 convention of the Communist Party USA, a national network of Centros was established, with branches in Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; and Youngstown, Ohio.[4]
Notable members
- Alberto Moreau – Founder of the Centro[5]
- Jesús Colón – Puerto Rican politician and writer[3]
- Luisa Moreno – Guatemalan-American labor activist (1907–1992)[6]
References
- ^ Delgado 2005, p. 72; Ruiz 2007, p. 32; Burt 2012, p. 267; McNamara 2016, p. 48.
- ^ Burt 2012, p. 267.
- ^ a b Delgado 2005, p. 72.
- ^ Burt 2012, p. 268; 274.
- ^ McNamara 2016, p. 48.
- ^ Ruiz 2007, p. 32.
Sources
- Burt, Kenneth C. (2012). "The American Communist Party's Spanish Bureau: Third Period Activities and some Subsequent Impact". American Communist History. 11 (3): 265–283. doi:10.1080/14743892.2012.748336. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- Delgado, Linda C. (2005). "Jesús Colón and the Making of a New York City Community, 1917 to 1974". In Whalen, Carmen Teresa; Vázquez-Hernández, Víctor (eds.). The Puerto Rican Diaspora: Historical Perspectives. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. pp. 68–87. ISBN 1-59213-412-2.
- McNamara, Sarah (2016). From Picket Lines to Picket Fences: Latinas and the Remaking of the Jim Crow South, 1930-1964 (Doctoral thesis). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- Ruiz, Vicki L. (2007). "Of Poetics and Politics: The Border Journeys of Luisa Moreno". In Harley, Sharon (ed.). Women's Labor in the Global Economy: Speaking in Multiple Voices. New Brunswick; London: Rutgers University Press. pp. 26–45. ISBN 978-0-8135-4043-6.