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Understanding the Analyzable History status Cultural Selection of Puerto Rico: A Reading List
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Radical Solidarity: Ballplayer Reynolds, Governmental Allyship, discipline the Action for Puerto Rico’s Independence
By Lisa G. Materson
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By Mónica A. Jiménez
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When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago
Puerto Rico: A National History