Pichon: Race and Revolution in Castro's Cuba: A Memoir

Greetings, for once an individual besides myself, has shed light on the so-called issue of "race" in pre and (as well as) presently in Communist Cuba. Dr. Moore, has disclosed [in this book] the issue of race and it's inequities that reside on the island where many "so-called" white and mulattos liberals Cubans, fail or hide to disclose the issue. I, myself (Cuban-born), described as an African Caribbean of cinnamon-brown hue, and as Africancentric Cultural Nationalist, knows of the veiled racism or the arrogance of many Cubans have towards their darker co-denizens. And although, Fidel or Raul and company, have have testified that, 'racism in Communist Cuba, does not exist." The venom of racism, either, has subsided or has never gone away, totally. Dr. Moore, has written about his youth and post-pubescent years living in Cuba and took an issue that had to be dealt since ther Batista administartion and prior. He also writes of his epiphany of his Africanness, while in NY which shed his intelligence to view pride of his "blackness" as well as of/and about the presences of African heros & sheroes (not Spaniards, Afro Latino/Latin. Or, Afro/Black Hispanic), in the Caribbean. This book, should be translated into the various European languages of Spanish, French, etc.,. But mainly, many African descedant Cubans, should read this book, and take solidarity with their African descedants through the Diaspora of the race issue still existing within this Western hemisphere. Thank you, Ali Abdul Perez

I am African American and had an idealized view of Cuba. This was eye-opening. I would not have imagined that this much racism went on in Cuba. The writter's account of his own self hatred was unusually truthful and detailed. It read like a novel and was very enlightening.

This book gives an insight into Castro's Cuba from an honest perspective I never thought I'd see. Castro had such an opportunity to be fair with all of his countrymen, but because of his entrenched racism and short-sightedness, he was unable or unwilling to see the pain and hurt and devastation that he caused. The very fact that Carlos Moore was able to survive the constant murderous assaults when he spoke truth to power is a fascinating and intriguing tale.

This is a very well written and informative book, which gives another side of Castros's Cuba and the whole racial identity.

I was rather moved by the author's depiction of his life in Cuba. As an American wanting to get a firsthand view of Cuba, Moore's "Picnon", provided that insight. The book was suggested by WBAI radio host, Howard Jordan, and it was definitely worth it. I would highly recommend it to those who want a different perspective of Cuba besides the one that comes from those who presently reside in Florida.