Pedro Albizu Campos, 1921 Harvard graduate and would-be valedictorian (his final grades were delayed by racist professors). Best known as the leader of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and advocate for Puerto Rican Independence. Arrested by the US federal government for sedition in 1936, 1950, and in 1954. Held in La Princesa jail and tortured with radiation exposure. Died in 1965.
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Albizu Campos: Puerto Rican Revolutionary by Federico Ribes Tovar; Anthony Rawlings
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PLUS ULTRA • Puerto Rican Heritage Series, #1
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