The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program cordially invites the campus community to a lecture with Dr. Aaron Coy Moulton, Associate Professor of Latin American History at Stephen F. Austin State University.
The Talk is Entitled “The ‘Communist Hand’ From Cuba into Birmingham: Cuban Exiles and the U.S. Right”.
Dr. Moulton will discuss how U.S. right-wing leaders and Cuban exiles came together due to a shared opposition to international communism. Their belief that communists inside the U.S. government betrayed Cuba to communism also saw these figures blame Cuba for U.S.-based civil rights activism, Black Power organizations, and various protests and riots. Together, U.S. right-wing and Cuban exile organizations spared these claims throughout the United States.
Bio:Aaron Coy Moulton is Associate Professor of Latin American History at Stephen F. Austin State University. Multiple institutions have supported his research, including award-winning articles inCold War History,The Americas, and theJournal of Latin American Studies. His current project,A Dominican Dictator in Washington: Rafael Trujillo and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Relations, reveals how the Dominican struggle between democracy and dictatorship influenced U.S. politics, as when Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo's agents networked with right-wing outlets such as the John Birch Society and the Christian Nationalist Crusade.
The talk will take place on Wednesday, April 3rd, at 4:00 PM on Friends 306.
You may also join via Zoom by Clicking here or Using QR Code on Flyer below).
If you have any questions, or require accommodations, please contact Professor Jonathan Ablard at jablard@ithaca.edu.
