Researching Historical Databases

I am interested in researching and learning more about Puerto Ricans in New York and their influence on American popular culture. I want to learn more about their migration from their beautiful island in the Caribbean to major cities in the “mainland”, particularity New York. While searching the national archives I found a Puerto Rican records guide publication, listing records found the in the national archives in New York City.

When searching the National Archives I found a PDF file of a Puerto Rican Records Guide.

puerto-rican-records-guide(2)

While searching the Proquest Historical Newspaper database I found the following article:

Puerto Rican Newpaper article Chicago Defender 1962

As I searched flickr I found a link to this picture of young Puerto Rican men in the South Bronx doing hip hop in 1982.

Hip Hop Culture 1983

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