Editing Luis Muñoz Marín (section)

===World War II===
[[File:David Dubinsky, Governor Munoz, and an unidentified man break ground for the ILGWU - IBEC Santiago Iglesias housing project in Puerto Rico, 1957.jpg|thumb|David Dubinsky, Governor Munoz, and an unidentified man break ground for the ILGWU - IBEC Santiago Iglesias housing project in Puerto Rico, 1957]]
During the early stages of World War II, many thousands of Puerto Ricans were drafted to serve in the [[United States Army]]. This eased problems of overpopulation in the main island. Muñoz Marín promoted the construction of public housing projects to resolve a housing shortage.<ref name="p.76">Bernier-Grand et al., p. 76</ref> During the war he established low-interest scholarships and loans for the residents who were not drafted.  To address health issues, he established free public clinics, which opened throughout Puerto Rico.<ref name="p.76"/> In 1943 Puerto Rico would pass a Civil Rights Act.<ref name=puertoricocivilrights />

In 1944 the Popular Democratic Party won a majority again in the election, repeating the political victory of the previous elections. In 1947, Congress approved legislation allowing Puerto Ricans to elect their own Governor. Muñoz Marín successfully campaigned for the post and was the first democratically elected [[Governor of Puerto Rico]] and the second Puerto Rican to serve in that post.<ref name="Britannica" />