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Schomburg: the Puerto Rican who guarded Black memory

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, an Afro-Puerto Rican from Santurce, connected Antillean independence networks in New York with the preservation of global Black memory.

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  • Smithsonian frames Schomburg inside Cuban and Puerto Rican independence networks in New York.
  • NYPL identifies his papers as evidence of his work as researcher, writer, collector, and curator.
  • Schomburg's private collection helped form the foundation of what became the Schomburg Center.
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Smithsonian 1898 Exhibition: Arturo Alfonso SchomburgNYPL Archives: Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papersNYPL Schomburg Centennial timelineNYPL: Arturo Schomburg, his life and legacyLocal source packet: Schomburg: the Puerto Rican who guarded Black memoryYouTube Short
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