08 Apr 2021
Melting Snow
Two tons of snow—flown from New Hampshire to Puerto Rico in 1952 in order to “gift” Puerto Ricans a “white Christmas”—become a metaphor for the colonialist paternalism of America’s relationship to Puerto Rico.
Pedro Albizu Campos: Un hombre... un patriota...
Short documentary about the life of Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos.
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Pedro Albizu Campos Self (Archive footage)
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