Papers, 1919-1999.

Burgos, Julia de, 1914-1953

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Julia de Burgos (February 17, 1914 – July 6, 1953) was a Puerto Rican poet. As an advocate of Puerto Rican independence, she served as Secretary General of the Daughters of Freedom, the women's branch of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. She was also a civil rights activist for women and African and Afro-Caribbean writers....

Arocho, Juanita 1910-1998.

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A pioneering presence in the Puerto Rican community of East (Spanish) Harlem, she was a dedicated organizer and independentista who worked for the rights and freedoms of Puerto Ricans both on the island and in her adopted home of New York. Born in Lares, Puerto Rico in 1910, Arocho migrated to the United States in 1933 on the U.S.S. San Jacinto, joining the many other Puerto Ricans who took advantage of increased steamship travel between New York and the island to seek better opportunities abroa...

Vando, Erasmo, 1896-

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Theatrical producer, journalist and activist. Born in Puerto Rico in 1896, he was recruited in 1918 to work in South Carolina. In 1919, Vando moved to New York and became a producer and promoter of Puerto Rican theatre. He was also involved in community organizations such as the Porto Rican Brotherhood of America where he served as president and in pro-independence clubs and activities. Vando returned to Puerto Rico in 1945 where he worked as a journalist for newspapers like El Mundo and El Dia....

Marcantonio, Vito, 1902-1954

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Vito Marcantonio was a New York politician active from the early 1930's up to his death in 1954. He was a congressman for the 18th New York District from 1935 to 1937 and from 1939-1951. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City in 1949. He was a member of the American Labor Party. From the guide to the Vito Marcantonio collection of political speeches and advertisements [sound recording], 1938-1952, (The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded So...

Vega, Bernardo, 1885-....

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Collazo, Oscar, 1914-1994.

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Oscar Collazo, also Oscar Collazo Lopez (b. Jan. 20, 1914, Florida, Puerto Rico-d. Feb. 21, 1994, San Juan, Puerto Rico) was one of two Puerto Ricans who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Harry S. Truman in 1950. In 1952, Collazo was sentenced to death, but President Truman commuted his sentence to life imprisonment, and he was sent to the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kansas. Collazo's sentence was commuted to time served by President Jimmy Carter on September 6, 1979. From t...

Albizu Campos, Pedro, 1891-1965

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Pedro Albizu Campos (b. September 12, 1891, Ponce, PR–d. April 21, 1965, San Juan, PR) was a leading figure Puerto Rican independence movement. Born to an educated family in Ponce, PR, Albizu Campos attended the University of Vermont and then Harvard University. During World War I he volunteered with the United States Infantry. Following his military service, Albizu Campos attended Harvard Law School and graduated with the highest grade point average in his law class. However, his professors del...

Partido Socialista Puertorriqueño.

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Movimiento Pro Independencia.

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Quintana, Lolin, 1912-1968.

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Comité Femenino del Partido Nacionalista.

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Mari Brás, Juan, 1926-

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Collazo Rosa, 1904-

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Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño.

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Asociacion de Escritores y Periodistas.

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Asociacion Pro Independencia de Puerto Rico en la Ciudad de Nueva York.

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Partido Nacionalista (P.R.)

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The Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico was founded on September 17, 1922, in opposition to the American presence on the island. It was greatly strengthened beginning in 1930, under the presidency of Pedro Albizu Campos, who became very popular among Puerto Ricans. Initially opting for tactics of non-cooperation, the Nationalist Party quickly became violent, killing a police officer in 1936, attempting to assassinate President Harry Truman in 1950, and in 1954, firing guns from the viewing gallery ...

Corretjer, Juan Antonio

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Junta Nacionalista.

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Vélez de Vando, Emelí 1917-1999.

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Emelí Vélez de Vando was one of the pioneers of the Colonia Puertorriqueña in New York. Born in Ponce Puerto Rico on January 2, 1917, she arrived in the early 1930s and immersed herself in the cultural and political activities of the Puerto Rican community, supporting early efforts to build organizations. She joined organizations dedicated to the cause of Puerto Rican Independence, transformed herself into a political activist and distinguished herself as an orator. Vélez also took part in t...

Meneses de Albizu Campos, Laura, 1894-1973

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Lee, Consuelo.

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Marinello, Juan, 1898-1977

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