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Join us on Thursday, April 18th at 2:30 PM Eastern for a virtual chat with former Goizueta fellows Mauricio Castro and Catherine Mas as they discuss their latest books on Cuban diaspora and Miami history. Register & learn more here: eventbrite.com/e/new-books-in… #umchc #virtualbooktalk

'Without immigration, the US working-age population would be shrinking, and this seems likely to remain the case for the rest of the decade. Immigrants are taking all the jobs because, on net, no one else is available.' bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Rosa Castellanos (b. 1834 in Cuba) was a formerly enslaved nurse who was appointed Health Captain of the Liberation Army during Cuba’s independence wars. Known as La Bayamesa, Castellanos operated field hospitals that saved countless lives as she risked hers for her country.

In a History Unclassified essay in the March issue, Woody Holton provides a nationwide update not only on censorship legislation but also on the growing movement to overturn it, through both litigation and grassroots activism. doi.org/10.1093/ahr/rh…