Don Pedro Albizu Campos died in 1965, after a lifetime of suffering under colonial repression. But at his funeral, tens of thousands marched in honor of a man who never bowed, never begged, never broke. #PuertoRicoLibre #Albizu

In prison, Albizu was subjected to horrifying medical abuse. He was exposed to radiation, leaving him unable to speak. The U.S. denied it, of course—but the truth always leaks through. #HumanRightsViolations #Albizu

As Albizu organized a constitutional assembly to declare Puerto Rican independence in 1936, the U.S. arrested him on sedition charges. The first trial failed—so they swapped the mostly Puerto Rican jury for an Anglo-American one. That did the trick. #RiggedJustice #Albizu

Albizu joined the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and quickly rose through the ranks becoming party president by 1930. In the 1930s, he led a historic sugarcane workers’ strike that forced U.S. sugar barons to raise wages. The people loved him. The empire did not. #LaborHistory #Albizu

Despite completing all his requirements, Harvard delayed his final law exam to stop an Afro-Puerto Rican from graduating as valedictorian. Racism tried to hold him back—but it could not silence him. He still earned his degree. #Albizu #RacialJustice

After the war, he enrolled at Harvard. He studied law and literature, and mastered several languages(he could speak 8 in total). While there, he connected with anti-colonial activists, including those in the Irish and Indian independence movements. #Albizu #Harvard