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Learn about Cuban artist jailed for painting political figures, sparking debate on freedom of expression. Follow the story of art and politics intertwining in Cuba.
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http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/americas/article4576840.ecehttp://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/americas/article4576840.ece
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/cuba/11913594/Cuban-artist-jailed-without-trial-for-painting-pigs-Raul-and-Fidel-awaits-release.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/cuba/11913594/Cuban-artist-jailed-without-trial-for-painting-pigs-Raul-and-Fidel-awaits-release.html
“Peace is a white weapon (dove is crossed out) which is held in our hands.” http://www.fhrcuba.org/2015/05/political-prisoner-danilo-el-sexto-maldonados-drawings-from-cuban-prison/
“The Defeated” http://www.fhrcuba.org/2015/05/political-prisoner-danilo-el-sexto-maldonados-drawings-from-cuban-prison/
Review 1868-1878 Ten Years War, Cuba Pact of Zanjón 1879-1880 Little War (Guerra Chiquita) 1870 Moret Law (Free Womb Law) 1880 Apprenticeship begins 1886 Abolition of Slavery (Cuba) William Randolph Hearst José Martí Antonio Maceo 1895-1898 War of Independence 1898-1902 U.S. Military Government 1902 Platt Amendment
Anthropological study, 1899: “Because of his black limb measurements and white brain capacity, Maceo is a “truly superior man” Negros de Africa 1437 c.c. Parisienses Modernos 1559 id. Vascos 1564 id. A. Maceo 1580 id.
Map: Locate these places on a map • Havana • Santiago de Cuba • Key West • Jamaica • Haiti • Dominican Republic • Spain • West Africa
Terms for quiz Haitian Revolution Cabildo Transatlantic slave trade Quasi-independence Apprenticeship Aponte’s book Manumission Moret law Pact of Zanjón Abolition of slavery Platt amendment