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A postcard from 1986 depicting Lolita Lebrón escorted from the US Capitol after opening fire from the House of Representatives gallery. | DPLA
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Puerto Rican nationalist, Lolita Lebron, is hustled through the crowd after she was involved in a shooting attack on Capitol Hill, March 1, 1954 . While shouting "Free Puerto Rico," a commando
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