Cuba
This collection contains materials about Cuba’s history
including the Cuban revolution, post-revolution, and international relations. Fulgencio
Batista was a major political figure in Cuba from 1933-1944 and dictator from
1952-1959. He exploited Cuban land and resources for U.S interests. The Cuban people
were unhappy with the abuse and political repression they faced on a daily
basis. A popular uprising by workers and peasants took place in 1953, which culminated
in an attack on the Moncada military base organized by Fidel and Raul Castro.
The attack was unsuccessful and Fidel was exiled to Mexico but this event
sparked the Cuban revolution. Fidel returned to Cuba in 1956 with Che Guevara
and a small guerilla force. Fidel and Che led the people in a rebellion against
the Batista regime and the government elite that controlled the people’s
resources and economic stability. Batista was successfully overthrown in 1959
and Fidel assumed power as the new leader of Cuba with the intent of building
the country around the people’s needs and distributing the wealth equally. Cuba
has been a great model and influence for other Latin American countries seeking
freedom from repressive conditions and US imperialism. Audio and paper documents
also include information on Cuba post-revolution, including its economy, health
system, and the nationalization of public services as well as U.S involvement
in Cuba starting after 1960.
Documents
Cuba’s new Family Law
Lincoln Bergman on fighting machismo and sexism in Cuba and the new Cuban Family Law
Commentary about the International Human Rights Tribunal on US war crimes in Vietnam and the struggle for Blacks in the US. Appeal to Black GIs encouraging them to refuse to fight in the Vietnam War.
US POW statements from captivity in Vietnam.
Youth in Cuba
Date: 6/12/1974Call Number: KP 243Format: Cass A & BProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Gayle Markow (Diana Strong)Program: Youth in CubaCollection: Cuba
First part of cassette is a Radio Havana Cuba program on how youth in Cuba see Che Guevara (made a few days before his birthday). Second part is a never broadcast interview with Mexican revolutionary who was freed and came to Cuba as part of a guerrilla kidnaping. Interviewed by Lincoln Bergman, translation by Margaret Randall.
Lincoln Bergman reports from Havana, Cuba
Three programs.
Side A
1. Interviews with the 7th contingent of the Venceremos Brigade, who are visiting Cuba in a solidarity trip.
2. Report about Prime Minister Pham Van Dong’s visit to Cuba. Includes translated excerpts from speeches by Van Dong and Fidel Castro.
Side B
3. Report about the history of the Peronist movement in Argentina in the 1960s.
Instituto Cubano De Amistad Con Los Pueblos New Years Card
1974 Radio Habana Cuba Calendar Graphic- Jose Marti
1974 Radio Habana Cuba Calendar Graphic- Carlos Manuel De Cespedes
1974 Radio Habana Cuba Calendar Graphic- Salvador Allende
1974 Radio Habana Cuba Calendar Graphic- Amilcar Cabral
1974 Radio Habana Cuba Calendar Graphic- Pedro Albizu Campos
1974 Radio Habana Cuba Calendar Graphic- Jose Luis Tasende
