Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History La Masacre de Ponce (1937) w/ Alana Casanova-Burgess

La Masacre de Ponce (1937) w/ Alana Casanova-Burgess

Published: March 21, 2021, 11:46 a.m.

It\u2019s March 21st. On Palm Sunday, 1937, a peaceful march in Ponce. Puerto Rico was attacked by police who shot and killed 19 Puerto Ricans, including a seven year old girl and wounded over 200 others.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Alana Casanova-Burgess, host of \u201cLa Brega,\u201d to discuss the incident and its place in Puerto Rican independence efforts \u2014 and crackdowns by U.S. government.

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Find Alana\u2019s podcast \u201cLa Brega\u201d wherever you get your podcasts.

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Find a transcript of this episode at:\xa0https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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