A script from a news story about four Cuban refugees in Fort Worth, Texas that aired on December 21, 1961.

This news segment discusses the journey of brothers Ignacio and Vicente Perez, Louis Canizares, and Jose Gonzales from Cuba to Fort Worth, Texas. During the 1960s, Cubans traveled by both plane and boat to South Florida in response to the policies taking shape in the new Castro government.

Citation Information
WBAP-TV, “News Script: Cubans,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/bd3231ddd728eaa3c1c41ac679d36fb1.
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Courtesy of UNT Archives via The Portal to Texas History.

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