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The text is a transcript of a video by Johnny Harris, who explains how the U.S. stole Puerto Rico from Spain and turned it into a colony. He describes the exploitation, oppression and violence that Puerto Ricans faced under U.S. rule, and the resistance movement led by Pedro Albizu Campos. He also reveals the secret surveillance program that the FBI carried out for decades to spy on and sabotage Puerto Rican nationalists. He concludes by reflecting on the status and culture of Puerto Rico today, and its impact on American life.
Here are some key facts extracted from the text:
1. The U.S. acquired Puerto Rico as a colony from Spain in 1898 after the Spanish-American War.
2. The U.S. imposed political, economic, and cultural policies that exploited and oppressed Puerto Ricans, such as appointing American governors, devaluing the local currency, banning Spanish in schools, and restricting trade and shipping.
3. The U.S. granted Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship in 1917, but without full constitutional rights or representation, and drafted many of them to fight in World War I.
4. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Puerto Rico was an "unincorporated territory" that belonged to, but was not part of, the U.S., and that the U.S. Constitution did not fully apply there.
5. The U.S. turned Puerto Rico into a sugar island, where American corporations and banks owned most of the land and resources, and paid Puerto Ricans very low wages, leading to poverty and malnutrition.
6. The U.S. also used Puerto Rico as a strategic military outpost, where it built bases and tested bombs, causing environmental damage and health hazards.
7. A nationalist movement emerged in Puerto Rico, led by Pedro Albizu Campos, who advocated for independence from the U.S. and resisted its colonial policies.
8. The U.S. responded to the nationalist movement with violence and repression, killing and arresting many of its members, and launching a massive spying program that lasted for 50 years.
9. The spying program involved the FBI and the police collecting detailed information on thousands of Puerto Ricans who were suspected of being politically subversive or supporting independence, and using it to intimidate, blackmail, and punish them.
10. The nationalists attempted several armed uprisings and assassination attempts against U.S. officials, but failed to achieve their goal of independence or international recognition.
11. Puerto Rico remains an unincorporated territory of the U.S., with a heated debate over its status and future.