With the summer getting hotter and the conditions in the black community worse than ever, more and more riots and uprisings have come down across the country. These days, however, the straight press and TV generally keep the news hidden …
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Liberation—Independence Day
by Fifth Estate Collective, Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 110, July 23-August 5, 1970
Palo Alto Street action broke out in Palo Alto, Cal. July 4 when local pigs attempted to close an impromptu rock concert sponsored by the Palo Alto White Panthers. Banks, the local newspaper, the telephone company and a department …
Women’s Liberation in Cuba
by Fifth Estate Collective, Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 110, July 23-August 5, 1970
The Federación de Mujeres Cabanas. (Federation of Cuban Women) is the large, popular women’s organization of Cuba. The FMC has an immense responsibility: to untie the “other hand”; to liberate the Cuban women from traditional roles. This means overcoming the …
Cuban Blood Goes to Peru
by Fifth Estate Collective, Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 110, July 23-August 5, 1970
Over 100,000 of the Cuban people, including Fidel, have donated blood for their Peruvian sisters and brothers who just suffered a huge earthquake. When the call for blood donors went out, 10,000 pints a day were given. The people responded …
Cuban Youth
by Fifth Estate Collective, Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 110, July 23-August 5, 1970
In Cuba, the accent is on youth. Everything is done for youth; everything is expected of youth. The finest residential area of Havana is the Miramar section, where the rich whites formerly lived. This is where thousands on thousands of …
Sugar, Sugar
by Fifth Estate Collective, Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 110, July 23-August 5, 1970
I wonder how Alfredo is taking it—not making the 10 million that is. We all worked hard to reach that goal: 10 million tons of sugar, the largest in Cuba’s history. In March and April, when we were cutting cane …
Gloria Made the Revolution
by Fifth Estate Collective, Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 110, July 23-August 5, 1970
I was born in the Sierra Maestra in 1934. I am 36 years old. My mother is from Camaguey and my father is from Oriente and my grandfather is French. My grandfather lived and worked in the countryside but my …
Dig this!
by Fifth Estate Collective, Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 110, July 23-August 5, 1970
As of 1970, all homes in Cuba are rent-free. In Cuba, medical care is free. Since 1967, there have been no cases of polio in Cuba; immunization of children is free and carried on each year. In 1970, some cities …
Goose Lake
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 110, July 23-August 5, 1970
Peace, love… Dick Songer looked at us and said, “When I was a kid, we didn’t have anywhere to go, so I’ve always wanted to build a place where everyone could come. This is my 20-year dream come true.” …