Cubans Flee to Florida and Receive Assistance
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Disaster Relief, Asylum, Refugees
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Latin American History, Latino History
- Geographical Location: Florida
- Date: The 1960’s
Article abstract: In the wake of the Castro revolution, hundreds of thousands of Cuban refugees fled to the United States, most of them initially to Florida.
Summary of Event
The story of the Cuban refugee flows of the 1960’s begins inside Cuba, which, during the late 1950’s, experienced a revolutionary change in regimes. After several years of guerrilla operations, Fidel Castro vaulted from his position as the leader of a small ragtag army to the unquestioned leadership of Cuba, toppling former dictator Fulgencio Batista in January of 1959. Within...
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