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July Fourth is Independence Day for Two Countries. But for One It is Hollow.

For the Philippines, independence from the United States came with strings attached.

by Christopher Capozzola via Made By History on July 4, 2021

Bound By War: How the United States and the Philippines Built America's First Pacific Century

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The Philippine Scouts, a unit of the American army blamed for mass killings and torture, stand in formation circa 1905.

How the Philippines Were Crucial to the Making of American Empire

The US has long had a brutal, domineering relationship with the Philippines. And crucially, it’s depended on the labor of colonized Filipinos themselves.

by Michael Brenes via Jacobin on August 13, 2021

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