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Cuba - An African Odyssey, Parts 1 and 2
Jihan El-Tahri
25 Dec 2014
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A Cuban Odyssey: Cuba's key role in the struggle for African Liberation

An indispensable film by by Jihan El-Tahri.

From its beginnings, the Cuban Revolution has been the indispensable ally of liberation forces on the African continent.

This is part of the history that most Africans, and certainly every Cuban knows, but which few of us in the US, even activists and scholars are aware. It's also key to understanding the implacable hostility of the US to the Cuban Revolution.

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