From the Escambray to the Congo: In the Whirlwind of the Cuban Revolution : Interview with Víctor DrekeIn this participant's account, Víctor Dreke describes how easy it became after the Cuban Revolution to take down the rope segregating blacks from whites at town dances, yet how enormous was the battle to transform social relations underlying all the ropes inherited from capitalism and Yankee dom |
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Introduction by MaryAlice Waters | 23 |
INTERVIEW WITH VÍCTOR DREKE | 43 |
Glossary | 153 |
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