Charles Herbert Allen and his plan to turn Puerto Rico into a sugarcane plantation.

Anani Kaike 11.13.19 Many see ex-governor Ricardo Rossello's behavior as appalling however it is not something new. This behavior started with the first governor the Spanish appointed to the island, JuanPonce de Leon, however here is Charles Herbert Allen’s plan to turn Puerto Rico into a sugarcane plantation. “In less than ten years, Allen built …

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It’s a colony, why does it matter? Puerto Rico, US occupation, Uprising and Cornelius Rhoads’s medical experiments on my people.

Anani Kaike   March 25, 2019.  For decades Puerto Ricans were subjected to the medical experiments of Dr. Cornelius P. Rhoads and other Frankenstein like “doctors”. He was not brought to justice for his evil actions and in fact was promoted and allowed to continue “medical work”. This history is usually not taught in school. …

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Don Pedro Albizu Campos, Sugar Cane, and the Puerto Rican Fight for Independence.

Anani Kaike December 21, 2018 "There is nothing to gain for those who seek salvation through weapons or money. If you want freedom, you must fight for it" - Don Pedro Albuizu Campos "When tyranny is law, revolution is order" - Don Pedro Albuizu Campos A almost entirely missing element in most history classes is Puerto Rican …

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