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1 online resource (356 pages)
ISBN:
9780817387686
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Winner of the Florida Historical Society's 2015 Stetson Kennedy Award The 1980 Mariel Boatlift was a profound episode in twentieth-century American history, impacting not just Florida, but the entire country. During the first twenty days of the boatlift, with little support from the federal government, the state of Florida coordinated and responded to the sudden arrival in Key West of more than thirty thousand Cuban refugees, the first wave of immigrants who became known as " Marielitos." Kathleen Dupes Hawk, Ron Villella, Adolfo Leyva de Varona, and Kristen Cifers combine the insights of expert observers with the experiences of actual participants. The authors organize and present a wealth of primary sources, first-hand accounts, archival research, government records, and interviews with policy-makers, volunteers, and refugees that bring into focus the many far-reaching human, political, and cultural outcomes of the Mariel Boatlift that continue to influence Florida, the United States, and Cuba today. Emerging from these key records and accounts is a grand narrative of high human drama. Castro' s haphazard and temporary opening of Cuba spurred many thousands of Cubans to depart in calamitously rushed, unprepared, and dangerous conditions. The book tells the stories of these Cuban citizens, most legitimately seeking political asylum but also including subversive agents, convicted criminals, and the mentally ill, who began arriving in the US beginning in April 1980. It also recounts how local and state agencies and private volunteers with few directives or resources were left to improvise ways to provide the Marielitos food, shelter, and security as well as transportation away from Key West. The book provides a definitive account of the political, legal, and administrative twists on the local, state, and federal levels in response to the
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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by Senator Bob Graham -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Castro's Anti-American Obsession -- 1. The Origins of Castro and the Cuban Revolution -- 2. Cuba's International Conflicts and Communist Regime -- 3. A Shift in Revolutionary Target and Rapprochement -- 4. The Events that Led to the Mariel Boatlift -- Part II: The First Days -- 5. Monday, April 21, 1980 - The Beginning of the End -- 6. Tuesday, April 22 - Decision Making Adrift -- 7. Wednesday, April 23 - Systems a "Go -- 8. Thursday, April 24 - White House Complexity and Confusion -- 9. Friday, April 25 - Miami to Mariel -- 10. Saturday, April 26 - And the Boatlift is On -- 11. Sunday, April 27 - The Hand of God -- 12. Monday, April 28 - The Feds Are Coming, the Feds Are Coming -- 13. Tuesday, April 29 - A Momentary Honeymoon -- 14. Wednesday, April 30 - Agency Games Begin -- 15. Thursday, May 1 - The Sublime and the Rediculous -- 16. Friday, May 2 - Assessment, Assessment -- 17. Saturday, May 3 - Chaos to Confusion -- 18. Sunday, May 4 - One Potato, Two Potato -- 19. Monday, May 5 - All the Ships at Sea -- 20. Tuesday, May 6 - The Mixed Blessing -- 21. Wednesday, May 7 - Marines, Winn-Dixie, and Balogna -- 22. Thursday, May 8 - The Witching Hour -- 23. Friday, May 9 - Checkmate -- 24. Saturday, May 10 - Yet Another Try -- 25. May 1980 and Beyond - The End of the First Wave -- Part III: Mariel - The Legacy -- 26. The Mariel Boatlift's Impacts -- 27. Indictments, Threats, and Retrospections -- Epilogue -- Postscript -- Appendix A. List of People Involved -- Appendix B. Organizational Abbreviations -- Appendix C. Minutes of Meetings of ICAP with Wayne Smith and the Committee of 75 -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780817318376
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780817318376
Language:
English
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