Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
39 p., Restrictions on travel to Cuba have been a key and often contentious component in US efforts to isolate Cuba's communist government since the early 1960s. Under the George W. Bush Administration, restrictions on travel and on private remittances to Cuba were tightened. Congress took action in March 2009 by including two provisions in the FY2009 omnibus appropriations measure (P.L. 111-8) that eased restrictions on family travel and travel related to marketing and sale of agricultural and medical goods to Cuba -- Subsequently, in April 2009, President Obama announced that his Administration would go further and allow unlimited family travel and remittances. Tables.
Martin,Tony (Author) and Emancipation Support Committee (Author)
Format:
Pamphlet
Publication Date:
1998
Published:
Dover, MA: Majority Press
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
A lecture launching the 1997 commemoration of Emancipation delivered for the Emancipation Support Committee at Spektakula Forum, Port of Spain, on June 22, 1997., 28 p.
Washington: Howard University, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
15 p., In 1974 the MSRC published this bibliography in Porter's honor. Dr. Michael R. Winston reported: "The Research Center staff is pleased that its first public service bibliography is dedicated to Dr. Porter, whose example as a librarian and scholar is a sturdy foundation for future development."
Tunapuna, T'dad, W.I.: Research Associates School Times Publication
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
32 p., A biography of the black nationalist leader who worked to improve conditions for black workers in his native country of Jamaica and pledged to free Africa from white colonial rule and establish a black homeland there.
United Nations. High Commissioner on Human Rights (Author)
Format:
Pamphlet
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Geneva: United Nations
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Held in Montevideo from 7 to 9 May 2003., 27 p., Includes concrete conclusions and recommendations on poverty reduction, development, land ownership, access to employment, participation in public life, discrimination and the law, torture and the excessive use of force, health, education, cultural identity, religion and housing.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
32 p., Follows the island's history from colony to independence and beyond. Fabulous images and special spreads on food and life in a Maroon village show a side of Jamaica not depicted in tourist pamphlets. Other topics include: The Taino people -- Jamaica's first inhabitants; The slave trade and the plantation system; Pirates of the Caribbean; Rebellion and resistance to slavery and oppression; Jamaican heroes such as Paul Bogle ,Nanny, Marcus Garvey and Alexander Bustamante; Jamaican influence abroad and Jamaican foods made famous.
Florida International University. Latin American and Caribbean Center (Author)
Format:
Pamphlet
Publication Date:
2002-2007?
Published:
Miami, Florida: Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
24 p., Describes the Center and its history, academic programs, affiliated institutions, and lists its staff and core faculty. Also see information at url: https://lacc.fiu.edu/about/.
