adding to the #antifa trend, this is a reminder that #PuertoRicans go hard when we bash the fash: it’s estimated 72,000 boricuas ―from La Isla and the states― joined the effort during #WWII.
sources:
The Puerto Rican Philly Experience · 1940-45:
72,000 Puerto Ricans Serve During WWII
https://omeka.hsp.org/s/puertoricanphillyexperience/page/puertoricansinww2
Puerto Ricans in World War II: The #Borinqueneers | Smithsonian
https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/puerto-ricans-in-world-war-ii-the-borinqueneers/bBdUXA2ZGpYgF05u
65th Infantry - Suggested Readings
https://history.army.mil/Research/Reference-Topics/Hispanic-Americans-in-the-US-Army/65th-Infantry-Suggested-Readings/
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