Antiracism in Cuba : the unfinished revolution / Devyn Spence Benson.

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"Analyzing the ideology and rhetoric around race in Cuba and south Florida during the early years of the Cuban revolution, Devyn Spence Benson argues that ideas, stereotypes, and discriminatory practices relating to racial difference persisted despite major efforts by the Cuban state to generate soc...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Envisioning Cuba.
Main Author: Benson, Devyn Spence (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Series:Envisioning Cuba.
Subjects:
Racism > Cuba.
Cuba > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Black people > Cuba > Social conditions > 20th century.
Equality > Cuba > History > 20th century.
Cuba > Politics and government > 1959-1990.
Black people > Social conditions.
Equality.
Politics and government.
Race relations.
Racism.
Cuba.
1900 - 1999
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xviii, 311 pages : illustrations .
Format: Book
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Summary:
"Analyzing the ideology and rhetoric around race in Cuba and south Florida during the early years of the Cuban revolution, Devyn Spence Benson argues that ideas, stereotypes, and discriminatory practices relating to racial difference persisted despite major efforts by the Cuban state to generate social equality. ... examines 1960s government programs and campaigns against discrimination, showing how such programs frequently negated their efforts by reproducing racist images and idioms in revolutionary propaganda, cartoons, and school materials"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:F1789.A1 B46 2016
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781469626727
1469626721