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Puerto Rico
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The Puerto Rican movement of the 1960s and 1970s can be defined by its consistent calls for a radical transformation of U.S. society while simultaneously promoting the independence of Puerto Rico. Known as El Nuevo Despertar, this "New Awakening" of Puerto Rican radicalism was inspired and shaped by the growing militancy abroad and at home. Black Power, youth unrest (particularly against the Vietnam War), the War on Poverty, national liberation struggles in the Third World, Chicano and Native Am
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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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Puerto Rico depende de tu vida y tu nombre,
colgando en ti van millones de esperanzas
para resucitar en lo que nos fue robado
y hacer valer de nuevo el honor de la Patria.
Puerto Rico depends on your life and your name,
resting on you are millions of hopes
to be resurrected in what was stolen from us
and to renew the worth of the Nation's honor.
(Puerto Rico está en tí / Puerto Rico Is in You)
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