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cultural policies. In 1946, the Puerto Rican Senate approved the formation of an audiovisual unit under the
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following the party’s rise to power during the 1948 elections. Rural and poor citizens with limited access to public resources were the primary target audience of DIVEDCO, although their cultural products had widespread impact on Puerto Rican society and culture broadly. DIVEDCO was most active
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DIVEDCO provided an avenue for young artists in Puerto Rico to create popular works that made up a government sponsored art legacy on the island. Many of the artists who participated in the program became internationally acclaimed representatives of
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to fit federal standards. Efforts to combat illiteracy rates were combined with public enthusiasm for democratic ideas about popular education on the island, which the
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political anxieties, many governments turned to state-led programs in order to legitimize and disseminate the tenants of democracy to their citizens.
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began work on new educational program. This program became DIVEDCO and was established on May 14, 1949 after passing through the legislature.
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and Irene Delano to provide a public plan for the dissemination of educational materials in Puerto Rico based on
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envisioned a program to provide Puerto Ricans with exemplary materials to base their work and self-governing on.
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were liquidated. Muñoz MarĂn met with former WPA and FSA employees Edwin
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