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Puerto Rican Migration to the US
An airline map of the United States and Puerto Rico showing principal non-stop routes, 1965.

An airline map of the United States and Puerto Rico showing principal non-stop routes, 1965.

The Puerto Rican migrations of the 1950s and ’60s were among the first major waves of migration that took place by air travel.

Citation Information
“Airline map of the United States ... 1965,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/f170ad83f01ede7a3e0e39abe8c405b5.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of David Rumsey.

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Item 2 of 15 in the Primary Source Set Puerto Rican Migration to the US

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A map of Puerto Rico, including graphics about agriculture and economy, from World Geo-Graphic Atlas, 1953.
An airline map of the United States and Puerto Rico showing principal non-stop routes, 1965.
A photograph of Luis Muñoz Marín, governor of Puerto Rico from 1949 to 1965, speaking at the Governors Conference in San Juan, 1959.
A report titled Puerto Rican Farm Workers in Florida, published by the US Department of Labor in 1954.
A statement, “The Puerto Rican Farm Labor Program,” delivered by Clarence Senior before the National Advisory Committee on Farm Labor, 1959.
A photograph of Puerto Rican girls, New York City, 1950s-1960s.
Excerpts from a 1956 report by the New York City Board of Education, “Who are the Puerto Rican pupils in the New York City public schools?”.
A 1964 article from Memphis World titled “Number of Non-Whites in NYC Colleges Told.”
A 1962 article from Memphis World titled “Union policies restrict minority earning.”
A postcard from 1986 depicting Lolita Lebrón escorted from the US Capitol after opening fire from the House of Representatives gallery.
A poster of “Lolita Lebrón, Puerto Rican Freedom Fighter” by Marcos Dimas, 1971.
A photograph of the actress Rita Moreno performing “America” in the 1961 film production of West Side Story.
A set of timbales belonging to Tito Puente, a Puerto Rican musician from New York City who popularized Latin jazz, mambo, and salsa, 1990s.
A photograph of Tito Puente and Felipe Luciano, ca. 1970s.
An article celebrating the achievements of Puerto Rican baseball star Roberto Clemente, May 28, 1960.

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