Destroy Imperialism: World Solidarity With The Cuban Revolution

According to Dictionary.Com, solidarity is defined as “union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc.” During the time period between the mid 1900s to the 1980s, the need for solidarity was a major component that brought the minority groups together. In particular, African-Americans, Asian Americans, and Latin Americans were joining together, politically, to fight against racial oppression from the American people. In the propaganda poster titled “Destroy Imperialism,” published in 1967, an outline of the United States is present with a face and gun drawn inside is set on a dark black or brown background. In addition to the visual, in large print, are

From the choices in color, to the graphics and underlying meaning, they were able to make individual statements. “World Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution” was the stronger of the two. Though in pictures, the message depicted was harsh, but direct. Published in 1980, during the Mariel Boatlift (causing one of the waves of Cuban immigration), it is thought that it was used as a response to American propaganda after about 125,000 Cubans immigrated to the United States. Based on the poster, even though they were trying to escape the tight grip of Cuba and Fidel Castro’s reign, they still had an immense amount of pride for their heritage. However, despite their need to migrate to America, the U.S. government had a problem. In 1980, the Mariel Boatlift was shut down by President Jimmy Carter and Fidel Castro after finding out that many of the Cuban immigrants had been released from jails and mental institutes. This caused unrest within the U.S. government because not only was there a sudden rise in immigrants, many of them were very unstable. From the shut down of the Mariel Boatlift, many Cubans that were still in Cuba became outraged and against America. Therefore, the “World Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution” poster was

The “World Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution” is much calmer with respects to the color and layout of the poster. The background is white and, though the words are in red, they are much smaller and less harsh. Everything seems more balanced and diplomatic compared to the harshness of the “Destroy Imperialism” poster. The second poster is much heavier on the words, meaning that they are bigger, harsher, and the prime focus. The word “destroy” and the picture of the gun, especially, immediately draws the attention of viewers and gives off the impression of anger and hatred, more than the previous poster. However, as simple as they are, they are both direct and that is what matters most in