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A hero sacrifices a great deal – sometimes their life – for a cause much bigger than themselves. For this reason Oscar López Rivera and Don Pedro Albizu Campos are great heroes. They were both jailed for… Read More
Ruth Mary Reynolds was a teacher and civil rights activist with a deep commitment to Puerto Rican independence. She went to jail for “conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. government.” But the real reason for her arrest, was… Read More
On October 25, 1977, thirty Puerto Rican Nationalists demanded freedom for Puerto Rico, and occupied the Statue of Liberty for eight hours. They draped a Puerto Rican flag from its crown, and a banner calling for the… Read More
Heriberto Marín Torres is a living history book. He helped Blanca Canales to raise the Puerto Rican flag and declare the Republic of Puerto Rico, during the revolution of 1950. He went to prison for this, and… Read More
In Puerto Rico, the three Catholic bishops announced that any Catholics who vote for the PPD are committing a sin, and may be ex-communicated. The three bishops – Archbishop James P. Davis of San Juan, Bishop James E…. Read More
WAR AGAINST ALL PUERTO RICANS 