World: Against Wind and Tide- A Cuban Odyssey (PBS) from the Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from PBS Evening News for Friday, Jul 15, 1983

Title: World: Against Wind and Tide- A Cuban Odyssey

Abstract:	Program examining the event in April 1980 that captured millions of Americans: when boatloads of Cubans seeking to leave their island began to travel across the straights of Florida to Key West. Castro had unexpectedly opened the port of Mariel which was a gateway to the United States. Follows a camera crew who goes to the port of Mariel and captures Cuban families looking for their loved ones in Cuba. This program focuses on the plight of the refugees- many have not seen their families in 8 or 9 years and how America handles the overflow of refugees
Begin Time:	02:00:00 pm
End Time:	03:00:00 pm
TVN Record Number:	912903
Copyright:	Abstract and Metadata (c) 1983-2009 Vanderbilt University
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