Insurgent Cuba: Race, Nation, and Revolution, 1868-1898 Book

4.25 🌟

A detailed look at the 19th century wars Cuban fought for an Independence that ended in USA occupation (for a time). Ferrer pulls from a wealth of material, including first person accounts to look explicitly at how class, race and (to a much more limited extent) gender shaped the insurgent movement in particular.

There are instances in which her "neutral" tone implicitly enforces an Eurocentric take but readers ought to find it easy enough to sift the good. Written in an accessible English. As always, the end notes wrecked my TBR.

It was inspiring to read how black military and civilian leaders owned and expanded on the high minded anti racist ideals the white devils tried to ginal out of or use against them. Caribbean history is wonderful. Take a look, it's in a book etc. 🌈.