Federico Lora López Fighter for Social Justice and Human Dignity
July 30, 1945–June 14, 2019 By Victor Quintana quintana.victor@gmail.com September 14, 2019 Federico Lora Lopez. ( Family Photo.) Federico Lora López was a revolutionary who fought most of his adult life for social justice and for Puerto Rico’s independence. Federico was not born in Puerto Rico nor was he the son of Puerto Rican parents in the United States. Rather, he was born in the Dominican Republic on July 30, 1945. His parents immigrated to New York City when he was a child and established the Upper West Side of Manhattan as their home. Federico’s new neighborhood in New York City was the home to many Puerto Rican families. His closest friends growing up were Puerto Rican, and he was accepted as one of them. He, in turn, became very familiar with Puerto Rican culture—its values, norms, and practices. Federico was a product of the cultural, social, and political zeitgeist of the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. During those decades, the domi
