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Photo, Print, Drawing Cuban Refugee Breaks Down Upon his Arrival at Key West, Florida from Mariel, Cuba During the Mariel Boatlift.

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Title

  • Cuban Refugee Breaks Down Upon his Arrival at Key West, Florida from Mariel, Cuba During the Mariel Boatlift.

Summary

  • The Mariel Boatlift was a mass exodus of Cubans from Mariel Port on the island of Cuba to Florida between April and November 1980. Departure by boat was permitted by the Castro government after several years of improving relations between Cuba and the United States under President Jimmy Carter, a period that coincided with a severe downturn in the Cuban economy. Perhaps as many as 125,000 Cubans made the journey to Florida on overcrowded craft of varying size and seaworthiness. Political opinion in the United States began to turn against Carter after media reports revealed that recently released convicted criminals and mental patients were among those seeking asylum. This image, by photographer and firefighter Dale M. McDonald, shows the overwhelming emotions of a refugee at arriving safely in Key West from Cuba.

Names

  • McDonald, Dale M., 1949-2007 Photographer.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1980.

Headings

  • -  Cuba
  • -  United States of America--Florida--Key West
  • -  1980
  • -  Boat people
  • -  Cubans
  • -  Emigration and immigration
  • -  Mariel Boatlift, 1980
  • -  Refugees

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 photoprint : color ; 5 x 6 inches.
  • -  Original resource at: State Library and Archives of Florida.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Dale M. McDonald Collection

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021669954

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Mcdonald, Dale M., Photographer. Cuban Refugee Breaks Down Upon his Arrival at Key West, Florida from Mariel, Cuba During the Mariel Boatlift. United States of America Key West Florida Cuba, 1980. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669954/.

APA citation style:

McDonald, D. M. (1980) Cuban Refugee Breaks Down Upon his Arrival at Key West, Florida from Mariel, Cuba During the Mariel Boatlift. United States of America Key West Florida Cuba, 1980. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669954/.

MLA citation style:

Mcdonald, Dale M., Photographer. Cuban Refugee Breaks Down Upon his Arrival at Key West, Florida from Mariel, Cuba During the Mariel Boatlift. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021669954/>.