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    248: After Hurricane Maria: The History of Puerto Rico and the United States

    248: After Hurricane Maria: The History of Puerto Rico and the United States

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    248: After Hurricane Maria: The History of Puerto Rico and the United States

    FromBackStory

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    Length:
    53 minutes
    Released:
    Sep 7, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    In August of 2018, officials in Puerto Rico reported that over 3,000 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. One year after the disaster, Brian, Ed and Nathan take a look at the historical relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States. Are Puerto Ricans really Americans in the eyes of the federal government?
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    Released:
    Sep 7, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities. There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn - that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversations with our listeners, BackStory makes history engaging and fun.