Point Four:

In the fourth point, the Young Lords continue to broaden the scope of their fight. In this section, they protest accusations that pride in their nationality is equivalent to racism: Puerto Ricans are not claiming their race's superiority, but rather asserting their right for all humans to be treated equally. As seen in Point Two and Three, they support the uprising of other Latino groups and non-Latino oppressed peoples. In Point Four, they extend this to any person--even a white person--who must rebel against an oppressor.

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