Finding Your Roots
Raul Esparza on His Father's Disillusionment with Castro
Clip: Season 8 Episode 3 | 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Raul Esparza describes his father’s and uncle’s disillusionment with Cuba's Castro regime.
“They really did think, ‘New government, new hope, new chance’ “: Raul Esparza describes his father’s and his uncle’s disillusionment with the new Castro regime in Cuba as it became more and more repressive.
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Finding Your Roots
Raul Esparza on His Father's Disillusionment with Castro
Clip: Season 8 Episode 3 | 36sVideo has Closed Captions
“They really did think, ‘New government, new hope, new chance’ “: Raul Esparza describes his father’s and his uncle’s disillusionment with the new Castro regime in Cuba as it became more and more repressive.
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