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Remembering 75
Cuban Political Prisoners
WTAP
News, Gil McClanahan.
The mid-Ohio valley pays tribute to 75
Cuban political prisoners jailed for speaking
out for democracy.
About 250 valley residents came to Washington
State Community College to hear about the
plight of the prisoners.
They lit candles in their honor. Also on
display is a quilt with the names of all
75 prisoners. It was made last year in Boston
and is already making an impact. "You
have no idea because they're told they're
alone in the world, and what their doing
doesn't make sense, nobody cares. I'm telling
them the opposite, people do care",
said Laida Carro, president of the coalition
of Cuban-American women.
The next stop for the quilt is Georgetown
University in Washington DC. Then it will
be on display at Harvard before beginning
a tour of Europe.
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