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 …
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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.” …
Motor City Youth News
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 110, July 23-August 5, 1970
We want the paper to make it a regular thing to cover more of what is happening in the parks, the schools, the factories and the communities. So if there is news happening that you know about, give us a …
Selfridge GIs Win Again
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 110, July 23-August 5, 1970
The American Serviceman’s Union (ASU) at Selfridge Air Force Base has beat another attempt to stop the growing antiwar GI movement there.
Detroit Seen
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 110, July 23-August 5, 1970
Although Cheryl McCall originally told the Fifth Estate of her job offer with the Model Cities newspaper for twelve grand a year, she has decided not to take it. She says she will continue to write for the Detroit News‘ …
People’s Justice
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 110, July 23-August 5, 1970
…In the Streets of Highland Park The cold-blooded murder of a young black man on July 11 touched off several days of street violence in Highland Park. Jerry Lawlah, 24-year-old former athlete at Highland Park High, was shot to …