# Schomburg: el boricua que guardo la memoria negra - Source Packet

Public Short: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1X26uBS1quI

## Receipt Spine

- 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.

## Source Trail

- Smithsonian 1898 Exhibition: Arturo Alfonso Schomburg: https://1898exhibition.si.edu/node/106
- NYPL Archives: Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers: https://archives.nypl.org/scm/20639
- NYPL Schomburg Centennial timeline: https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/schomburg-centennial/timeline
- NYPL: Arturo Schomburg, his life and legacy: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/10/05/arturo-schomburg-his-life-and-legacy
- Local source/posting reference: `schomburg-afro-boricua-memory-platform-schedule-receipt-2026-09-25.md`
- Local source/posting reference: `schomburg-afro-boricua-memory-final-caption-source-packet-2026-09-25.md`
- Local source/posting reference: `boricua-receipts-schomburg-afro-boricua-memory-source-lock-v1-2026-09-25.md`

## Guardrails

- Do not reduce Schomburg to only the name of a library.
- Do not say he single-handedly created the Schomburg Center; use foundation, basis, or helped form.
- Do not make Fat Joe the hook or imply endorsement.