University of Texas at Austin
Uta: Lanic: Fidel Castro Speech Database
The University of Texas provides this searchable database of archived speeches by Cuban President Fidel Castro. Search by type, key words, or year.
Other
Florida International University: Fidel Castro Year One
Resource provides a selection from a book called FIDEL CASTRO, by Robert Quirk, published in 1993.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin: Lanic: Castro Speech Database
Searchable and browsable database of speeches delivered by and interviews conducted with Castro over the years from 1959 to 1996. Includes recommended links for where the speeches can be found online in Spanish.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Fidel Castro
A short but well-done biography of the Cuban revolutionary leader. It focuses on his early revolutionary years and the development of his anti-American feelings which were not apparent at first.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Fidel Castro
This site contains the text of Castro's speech "On the Export of Revolution." Castro talks about what he believes the Cuban revolution has taught the world.
BBC
Bbc: Castro: The Great Survivor
This brief biography of Fidel Castro focuses on the years between his rise to power and the present. Also provides links to related subjects.
New York Times
New York Times: Photographer's Journal: Three Days With Fidel
A video presentation of black-and-white photographs taken in Cuba, 1964. Richard Eder, foreign corespondent for the New York Times, and photographer Jack Manning capture Castro's celebrity status, supporters, and interaction with farmers...
Curated OER
Fidel Castro Speaks Shortly After Taking Power in 1959.
This site built around a timeline, provides a wealth of information on the life of Fidel Castro covering the years 1925 - 2006. Also provides audio links to Castro speeches and related topics.
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Fidel Castro and Ed Sullivan
This site built around a timeline, provides a wealth of information on the life of Fidel Castro covering the years 1925 - 2006. Also provides audio links to Castro speeches and related topics.
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Fidel Castro Makes a Point at the United Nations.
This site built around a timeline, provides a wealth of information on the life of Fidel Castro covering the years 1925 - 2006. Also provides audio links to Castro speeches and related topics.
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Fidel Castro Looks Skyward.
This site built around a timeline, provides a wealth of information on the life of Fidel Castro covering the years 1925 - 2006. Also provides audio links to Castro speeches and related topics.
Digital History
Digital History: Cuba and the Bay of Pigs Invasion
In 1959, rebel leader Fidel Castro toppled Cuban dictator Fugencio Batista. In Washington, Castro told U.S. officials that "The [Cuban] movement is not a Communist movement. We have no intention of expropriating U.S. property, and any...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Cuba and the United States
Site is an Online NewsHour report on the relations between Cuba and the U.S. Trade, trade embargo, life in Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, and many more topics are discussed.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Fidel Castro
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Fidel Castro."
A&E Television
History.com: The Mariel Boatlift: How Cold War Politics Drove Thousands of Cubans to Florida in 1980
After Fidel Castro loosened emigration policies, some 125,000 Cubans landed on U.S. shores over a span of five months. The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 was a mass emigration of Cubans to the United States. The exodus was driven by a stagnant...
Curated OER
Fidel Castro at a Summit in Cordoba, Argentina, July 20, 2006
An NPR site that links to more than a dozen NPR reports on Castro's health, his significance to Cuba's past, and a Cuba without him in the future.
Other
Cuba, 42 Anos De Revolucion 1959 2001
Great summary, in Spanish, of the history of Cuba since 1959. This article quickly revisits the major events of the Cuban revolution and Castro's rise to power. It also highlights the main events of Cuban history from 1959 to 2001.
Curated OER
Bbc: Raul Castro
An image of Raul Castro, current President of Cuba and brother of Fidel Castro
Curated OER
Fidel Castro (L) With Soviet Leader Kruschev
The BBC provides a timeline of key events in Cuban history starting in 1492 when Christopher Columbus claimed Cuba for Spain until the present. Video and audio news included.
Read Works
Read Works: Honeymoon in Havana
[Free Registration/Login Required] An interview with Monica Rossi who was traveling to Cuba during Castro's revolt in 1959. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.