Put a Sticker on It: Civil Rights, Bilingual Voting and Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia in the 1970s.

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      PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      This article details the process, result, and impact of the Arroyo v Tucker bilingual election lawsuit in Philadelphia in 1973. After this litigation, bilingual elections were required by law, but their implementation left something to be desired. This lawsuit is placed within the context of the 'long" Civil Rights Movement and argues that Puerto Ricans were active in the formation of Civil Rights legislation and not merely its beneficiaries. While the "long" movement has been debated by Civil Rights historians, a "broad" interpretive framework allows for the inclusion of other marginalized groups as active participants in the movement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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