The best way to learn history is to touch it with your own hands. This presentation walks us through the history of Cuba with the help of 25 artifacts, from a bag of sugar from the 1920s to an original ration card from the post-1959 totalitarian regime, among many others.

Dr. Luis Martinez-Fernandez holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in History from the University of Puerto Rico and a Ph.D. in History from Duke University. A Pegasus Professor of History at the University of Central Florida since 2004, he is recognized as one of the most prolific and influential scholars in the field of Caribbean history. His books include When the World Turned Upside Down: Politics, Culture, and the Unimaginable Events of 2019-2022, Fighting Slavery in the Caribbean, Revolutionary Cuba: A History, and Key to the New World: A History of Early Colonial Cuba, winner of the 2018 Florida Book Awards' Bronze Medal for General Nonfiction and 2018 International Latino Book Awards Gold Medal, History Category

This event is free and open to the public. To confirm your in-person attendance, please write cri@fiu.edu or call (305) 348–1991