Throughline: Borinquén

7/16/2020 by NPR

Web player: https://podplayer.net/?id=109761044
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Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory in 1898 and for much of the next fifty years Puerto Ricans fought fiercely about this status. Should they struggle for independence, or to be a U.S. state, or something in between? In this episode, we look at Puerto Rico’s relationship with the mainland U.S. and the key figures who shaped the island’s fate.

This is a wild story about the history of Puerto Rico and how wild and rebellious displaying the Puerto Rico flag truly is. I am a supporter of all revolutionaries seeking justice.