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WAR AGAINST PUERTO RICANS

Thursday, April 9, 2015   3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

An interview with Nelson Denis, author of a new book "War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony."  Marking the 50th Anniversary of the death of Pedro Albizu Campos the most significant Puerto Rican figure of the 20th century we return to a discussion of  the Puerto Rican experience. Given the renewed interest over Cuba among U.S. citizens,  why should  Latinos, African-Americans, Asians, and progressive folks care about America's last colony?  Nelson is graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School and served as a New York State Assemblyman (1997-2001). He was the editorial director of El Diario-La Prensa, the largest Spanish-language newspaper in NYC. We will take calls

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