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Tydings could sponsor a bill allowing Puerto Rico to elect her own governor, and Riggs could ensure that Albizu got the job. In exchange, Albizu would back down and let Riggs take care of the strike. If Albizu refused the deal, Riggs would take the offer to Muñoz Marín. Albizu rose slowly, thanked Riggs for lunch, and told him Puerto Rico was not f
... See moreNelson Denis • War Against All Puerto Ricans
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Nelson Denis • War Against All Puerto Ricans
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Am I the only person old enough to have caught Jeffries’ reference to “gorgeous mosaic”? That’s an old line used by the late David Dinkins, former NYC mayor. The term was a harbinger of the identity politics shift that rejected the assimilationist model inherent in the “melting pot”. If Jeffries reflexively is pulling that ch... See more
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Am I the only person old enough to have caught Jeffries’ reference to “gorgeous mosaic”? That’s an old line used by the late David Dinkins, former NYC mayor. The term was a harbinger of the identity politics shift that rejected the assimilationist model inherent in the “melting pot”. If Jeffries reflexively is pulling that ch... See more
Hakeem Jeffries on the GOP reconciliation bill and more
At the close of Russell’s 1938 speech against lynching legislation, Borah of Idaho walked over to him and congratulated him—and then took the floor himself to echo Russell’s argument that the bill was a violation of states’ rights. (Whereupon Russell rose in his turn to say, “The people of the South will ever revere the name of William E. Borah.”)
... See moreRobert A. Caro • Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
