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SUSAN SILVERS 12/24/2006 and Cesar Batalla: A leader's legacy nearly forgotten by KEILA TORRES; 07/12/2009 CT Post - edited by John Soltis
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He wasn't a world-renowned explorer, or a high-ranking public official, or a noted businessman, but in the three decades that his activism and energy touched the lives of thousands, Cesar A. Batalla emerged as a significant figure in the political, ethnic and community life of Bridgeport.
Of the more than two dozen elementary schools in the city, two are named after Puerto Rican leaders.
Luis Munoz Marin School on Helen Street opened in 1992. The school was named after the first governor of Puerto Rico. The second, Cesar Batalla School, opened in 2007, more than a decade after the death of the local Puerto Rican activist whose legacy it honors.
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