Do You Really Understand the Haitian Refugee Problem?
Description
- Creator
- Editorial Team, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Image
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Description
- A pamphlet published by the Mouvement Haïtien de Libération about the Haitian refugee crisis during the Mariel Boatlift from Cuba. The document describes the double standards applied to Black Haitians seeking asylum and the criticism from members of the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus. It advocates for "the destruction of the imperialist system" as the solution to the problem.
- Notes
- The CERLAC Resource Center has several related articles on the Haitian refugee crisis by Marty Goodman and Jack Lieberman, fellow reporters and activists for refugee rights based in Miami, FL. Their publications are located alongside with those of another prominent journalist and refugee activist Kim Ives. The source are held in the LAWG Haiti Country Files.
- Publisher
- Mouvement Haïtien de Libération
- Place of Publication
- White Plains, NY
- Pagination
- Cover Page, 2, 4
- Date of Original
- 9 May 1980
- Date Of Event
- 1980
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Shirley Chisholm, Walter Fauntroy, Ronald V. Dellums, Jesse Jackson
- Collection
- Latin American Working Group
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ouest, Haiti
Latitude: 18.53917 Longitude: -72.335
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Editorial Team. "Do You Really Understand the Haitian Refugee Problem?" Mouvement Haïtien de Libération (9 May 1980), Cover Page and 2, 4.
