This shows how when one has unrestricted access to other nations how we can overlook their shortcomings even at the expense of our own morals. The book also highlights the way the American government treated the Cubans in the same way they treated their own minority population. As a result of the thought process that the Blacks were bad, that affected many policies concerning the Cuban government. It is important to note that some time after Cuba gained its independence they had a high literacy rate, low infant mortality rate, relatively high income per capita. They were one of the leading countries in Latin America although compared to America their numbers were low.
In this part in particular, De La Fuente utilizes figures and solid facts to prove his claims, especially with his effective use of census records to show black flight from Cuba due to lack of opportunity (pg. 104). Speaking to social mobility and education, De La Fuente identifies the mediocrity of Cuban and American efforts to create a literate population. Although the government made significant strides to educate the populations, imperialist motivations fueled the system, which lacked secondary systems of support and training for Afro-Cubans. It is essential that De La Fuente identifies lack of labor opportunities and education in Cuba because both Afro-Cubans and white Cubans could eventually find solidarity in combatting these issues. Upon reading this chapter, De La Fuente’s revelation of a cyclical nature in Cuba with revolution and racism is uncovered.
Introduction: Cuba from 1959 was a Dictatorship under the control of Fidel Castro. Castro’s Cuba was a communist Cuba, he nationalised all the companies that America owned and made them Cuban, as well as finding friendship in the Soviet Union, leading to the Americans to enforce a trade embargo with hopes of it forcing Cuba into becoming a democracy and not a communist state which many believed to be the reason behind the Cuban Missile Crisis between America, Cuba and the Soviet Union in 1962. Fidel Castro’s rule started off in 1959 by benefitting the people; in the first years he increased the literacy rate to a state where illiteracy was virtually eradicated, he abolished legal discrimination, provided full employment, electricity to the
The Cuban Revolution had many lasting impacts. One area that was greatly influenced from 1959 to 1990 was gender relations. From the start to the end of the revolution women in Cuba faced many difficulties in gaining civil rights, some people were against it while others fought fiercely for equality, but in the end the quality of these women's lives were changed for the better. Before and during the revolution, Cuban Women were treated unequally and some of the population saw this as a problem and others did not. Throughout this time many people were against women's rights, even women themselves.
After becoming dependent on other failing nations to acquire the essentials for our country to become adequate, Cuba is stuck leading a nation to continued suffering. How are we, the citizens of Cuba, supposed to willing let corrupt leaders take advantage of us? We demand the right to free speech without punishment. We deserve the right to a fair trial. We require our basic human rights to be met.
Melinda Sordino started ninth grade just as afraid and alone as I did. At an End-of-the-Summer party, Melinda was raped by a football player from Merryweather, her new high school. She immediately called the cops to report the crime, however the kneejerk reaction of the underage drinkers occupying the houseparty silenced her and chased her away. Consequently, Melinda’s best friends from middle school abandoned her; no one wanted to be associated with the squealer. Her parents were distant and never took the time to understand the sudden change in Melinda’s demeanor.
Fidel was a Cuban leader that established the 1st communist state in the Western Hemisphere. Fidel was the 3rd of six children including his two brothers, Raul and Ramon; and three sisters, Angelita, Emma and Augustina. His dad, Angel, was a wealthy sugar plantation owner from Spain. His mom Lina Gonzalez, had been a maid to Angel's first wife, Maria Argota, at the time of Fidel's birth. When Fidel was 15, his father dissolved his first marriage and marroed Fidel's mother, also at the of age 17, Fidel was formally recognized by his father and his name was changed from Ruz to Castro.
In the case where one revolution finished, another prevailed, which brings to question the effective differences that result in the different outcomes. Why has the Cuban Revolution been deemed as “successful” in the eyes of most historians, whereas the Bolivian Revolution been reviewed as
Cuban Revolution Politician Fidel Castro in his “May Day Celebration” speech (May 2nd, 1961) argues the success of the revolution claiming Cuba free of the exploiters and the spontaneous good of reformed Cuba. Through an enthusiastic and optimistic tone, Castro is able to unite the Cuban nativists and foreigners behind the greater cause of equality, the main purpose being to declare Cuba a new socialist regime which provides prosperous opportunities for the working class. He does this by creating an ecstatic mood appealing to his audience, alluding to Marxism ideas, and speaking through persuading diction to depict the good nature of the revolution. Castro evokes a euphoric atmosphere that appeals to the audiences, who struggled to overcome the dictatorial government of Batista, after the revolution had been achieved.
“The first phase of the Cuban exile ended with the fiasco of the Freedom Fighters’ at tempt to liberate Cuba from Castro’s hold” (Pedraza 265). During the second phase, middle class Cubans, “Parasitos”, who were skilled workers wanted to escape Castro’s ruling, “that was set on by the growing political turmoil when the Catholic church was silenced after denouncing the revolution” (Pedraza 265). Cubans’ were worried about the electoral system collapsing when, “... Castro announced that he had always been a Marxist- Leninist and would be so until he died” (Pedraza
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.
Since the start of colonial Latin America, the development of social inequality in certain Latin American countries like Cuba has been dependent on culture, race, ethnicity and mainly through the rich-poor gap. While social inequality can be related to anything dealing with social interactions such as economics, politics, and racial views of society, the 1964 Cuban film, I am Cuba, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, displays lively examples of how social inequality often causes conflict. The film views USSR’s portrayal of Cuba and consists of four short stories each about the suffering of the Cuban people and inequality of status and income and the gap between the wealthy and the poor is defined. Cuba was controlled by the U.S. supported tyrant Fulgencio
The Cuban Revolution had started in 1953 which had a negative effect on Cuba ever since Castro came into power. Castro’s intentions were to make Cuba better by overthrowing Batista, a military leader, but didn’t prove so. The Cuban revolution affected Cuba negatively both politically and economically. Cuba was affected economically, due to the emigration that was occurring with the higher class people, and Cuba was also trading goods with the Soviet Union, which the Soviet Union had backed off. The Soviet Union had left Cuba, because Politically people had less rights in general, as the Cubans didn’t even have the permission to speak up, or do any changes to their own properties as they were nationalized.
Communist ideology in Cuba is not a given truth to many historians, in this essay we will explore how Castro used ideology, and manipulated popular support in order to rise to power. While at times over-emphasized, guerrilla war, and the revolutionary spirit were part of the initial core of his attaining power. Guerrilla warfare executed by Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, and Fidel Castro, is a foreshadowing of the rest of Castro’s career in establishing power- ambiguous political stance. The version they used -Mao’s model- relied heavily on propaganda, and connecting to the poor people of the Sierra mountains. Besides fighting a dangerous war, both Castro and Che would lend themselves useful to the surrounding communities, in helping to build infrastructure, and instructing basic literacy skills.
These political factors included the long-lasting rivalry between Fulgencio Batista’s government and Fidel Castro’s political organization, “26th of July Movement” (“The Movement”). Batista’s policies moved the country to the edge of revolution. Followed by an economical cause but to a lesser extent. Cuba’s economic status and its social situation made most civilians to support the idea of revolution. These factors gathered together and formed the strength and caused the Cuban revolution.
