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Congressman Vito Marcantonio

Vito Marcantonio

José Celso Barbosa, president of the Republican Party in Puerto Rico.

His job was to persuade the US Congress to exempt Puerto Rico from the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act.

Police Chief E. Francis Riggs

1949, Rhoads was featured on

Elmer M. Ellsworth, a special assistant to Governor Winship, was a member of this hand-picked jury.

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

In 1913, Pedro Albizu Campos became the first Puerto Rican to be admitted to Harvard College.