colonization

The American Empire and its Forgotten U.S. Territories
Print shows Uncle Sam helping four little girls labeled "Philippines, Ladrones, Porto [i.e. Puerto] Rico, [and] Cuba" onto a wagon filled with many other young children, including "Hawaii"; two horses harnessed to the wagon are labeled "Liberty" and "Union". An old man, wearing a hat labeled "Monroe Doctrine", is sitting on a log nearby and asks Sam if the wagon isn't getting too full. Caption: Old Party Ain't ye takin' too many in, Sam? / Uncle Sam No, Gran'pa; I reckon this team will be strong enough for them all!

The American Empire and its Forgotten U.S. Territories

Residents of the U.S. territories were categorized as “sort of” Americans by the Supreme Court, which has led to their continued exploitation and neglect. 

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640 417 Dominique Stewart
Puerto Rico and the History of Colonization
The Puerto Rican flag hanging on a pole by the beach.

Puerto Rico and the History of Colonization

The introduction of the Puerto Rico Status Act acknowledges the history of colonization against the island and sets a path for radically shifting the island’s relationship with the U.S.

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2400 1600 Nicole Cardoza
The Roots of Sexual Violence as a Tool for Oppression
A silhouette of a woman standing in near a window with blinds.

The Roots of Sexual Violence as a Tool for Oppression

Sexual violence has been used as a form of social control and a way to further oppress marginalized people throughout history.

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1200 799 Alex Free
Abolishing Columbus Day
A person in Native garb bows.

Abolishing Columbus Day

Columbus Day represents the history of colonization and the erasure of Indigenous communities. Learn about the movement to change it.

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4444 2963 Nicole Cardoza
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