On this day, November 6, in 1965, the U.S. and Cuba made formal what had already been going on for decade – a mass exodus of refugees from Cuba to the United States. The Freedom Flights program went on for six years and eventually brought 250,000 Cubans to come to the U.S. Twice daily five times a week an empty passenger plane would depart Florida on its way to Cuba, returning with an average of 85 passengers, mostly families with young children. The Cuban refugee community grew several hundred thousand strong and prospered through hard work — something they considered impossible in Cuba.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:48:42 +0000
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