Dot density maps of Jersey City showing Puerto Rican residents in 1980 and Latino residents in 1970. Each red dot represents 10 people. Source: Social Explorer.
The Rutgers Latino Studies Research Initiative has published a new blog post by civil rights attorney Juan Cartagena on the historic 1985 Vargas v. Calabrese voter suppression case in Jersey City. Cartagena revisits how Black and Puerto Rican voters confronted election-day intimidation during a pivotal mayoral runoff and how their legal challenge reshaped New Jersey election law.
Read the full post here: https://lsri.rutgers.edu/the-vargas-case/