Julia de Burgos Quotes

Julia de Burgos was a Puerto Rican poet. As an advocate of Puerto Rican independence, she served as Secretary General of the Daughters of Freedom, the women's branch of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. She was also a civil rights activist for women and African/Afro-Caribbean writers.

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✵ 17. February 1914 – 6. July 1953

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Julia de Burgos Quotes

“Don't let the hand you hold
hold you down.”

Julia de Burgos

Source: El Mar y Tu: Otros Poemas

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