8 books
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3 voters
Puerto Rico
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During the late 1960s and 1970s, Mexican American and Puerto Rican activists put forward a politically charged critique of American politics. Bringing together a paradoxical mix of cultural nationalism, liberal reformism, radical critique, andromantic idealism, the Chicano and Puerto Rican movements created a new political vocabulary, one emphasizing resistance, recognition, cultural pride, authenticity, and fraternity (hermanidad). The movements-organizations, issues, and events left a profound
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― The Trouble with Unity: Latino Politics and the Creation of Identity
― The Trouble with Unity: Latino Politics and the Creation of Identity
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The Puerto Rican Nation must continue. We must open our eyes to the oppressor's tricknology and refuse to be killed anymore. We must, in the tradition of Puerto Rican women like Lolita Lebrón, Blanca Canales, Carmen Pérez, and Antonia Martínez, join with our brothers and, together, as a nation of warriors, fight the genocide that is threatening to make us the last generation of Puerto Ricans.
(From 1970)
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― Through the Eyes of Rebel Women: The Young Lords, 1969-1976
― Through the Eyes of Rebel Women: The Young Lords, 1969-1976
