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Cuba Calls: African American Tourism, Race, and the Cuban Revolution, 1959-1961.

The article focuses on the history of race discrimination in Cuba between 1959 and 1961. The author examines the social conditions of Afro-Cubans in relation to the Cuban revolution, explores how African American tourism impacted race relations in Cuba, and analyzes programs sponsored by the Cuban N...

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Published in:Hispanic American Historical Review Vol. 93; no. 2; pp. 239 - 272
Main Author: Benson, Devyn Spence
Format: Essay
Published: Duke University Press May2013
Subjects:
Black Cubans
African American-Cuban relations
Race discrimination > History
Tourism
Louis, Joe, 1914-1981
Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016
Cuban Revolution, 1959
History
Race relations
Cuba
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article focuses on the history of race discrimination in Cuba between 1959 and 1961. The author examines the social conditions of Afro-Cubans in relation to the Cuban revolution, explores how African American tourism impacted race relations in Cuba, and analyzes programs sponsored by the Cuban National Tourist Institute (INIT), including an invitation for African American boxer Joe Louis to visit with Cuban president Fidel Castro.