Category Archives: Che

The Death of Che Guevara Declassified

Posted on August 16, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

A lock of Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s hair sits next to photos of Guevara’s dead body and fingerprints taken after his death. “About 10 years ago, I traveled with the producers of the Hollywood film on Che Guevara—starring the actor Benicio … Continue reading →

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Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution

Posted on August 8, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Cuban communist revolutionary and politician Fidel Castro took part in the Cuban Revolution from 1953 to 1959. Following on from his early life, Castro decided to fight for the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista‘s military junta by founding a paramilitary … Continue reading →

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Salut les Cubains – Agnès Varda (1964)

Posted on April 16, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Agnès Varda’s pictures of Cuba had been sitting untouched in boxes since the mid-1960s. The images – of female bodies in form-fitting silhouettes, and men harvesting in cane fields – ‘were never meant to be shown,’ says the grande dame … Continue reading →

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Frantz Fanon: The Brightness of Metal

Posted on October 21, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

After Frantz Fanon died in 1961, his body was carried across the border from Tunisia to be buried in Algeria. “Frantz Fanon was born on the Caribbean island of Martinique on 25 July 1925. He died in the United States, … Continue reading →

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The US Blockade on Cuba Must End

Posted on July 18, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Richard Nixon, then Dwight D. Eisenhower’s vice president, met with Cuba’s Fidel Castro on April 19, 1959, in Washington, DC. “… The US blockade on Cuba has been a key part of Washington’s long-standing war on the country, launched shortly … Continue reading →

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How Cuba Remembers Its Revolutionary Past and Present

Posted on May 4, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Castro’s cabin at the rebel headquarters had a simple bed, a fridge, a study and a secret trapdoor, in case he came under attack.  “It’s not hard to see why Fidel Castro’s guerrilla headquarters during the Cuban revolutionary war was … Continue reading →

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Anti-Imperialist Propaganda Posters from OSPAAAL

Posted on February 20, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Nixon Tearing the Heart out of Indochina, 1971. Creator: René Mederos “On January 3, 1966, 513 delegates representing 83 groups from countries across Latin America, Asia, and Africa gathered in Havana, Cuba for the first Tricontinental Conference. The meeting was … Continue reading →

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Régis Debray – Revolution in the Revolution (1967)

Posted on July 25, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“In the ’60s, Regis Debray fought beside Che Guevara in Bolivia. Today, his obsession isn’t ideology- it’s ‘mediology.’ Twenty-seven years ago, French radical theoretician Régis Debray was sentenced by a Bolivian military tribunal to 30 years in jail. He had … Continue reading →

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Guerrillero Heroico

Posted on March 8, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Guerrillero Heroico (English: ‘Heroic Guerrilla Fighter’) is an iconic photograph of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara taken by Alberto Korda. It was captured on March 5, 1960, in Havana, Cuba, at a memorial service for victims of the La Coubre explosion. … Continue reading →

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Our Man in Havana – J. Hoberman

Posted on February 5, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

April 10, 1984: “… Well, a lot of things have changed since 1957, but Havana remains a cornucopia of ’50s imagery. It’s actually in fashion! Even modest bungalows out in the suburbs sport curlicue grill­work and harlequin mosaics, jazzily tapered … Continue reading →

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