1853 -- Cuban revolutionist José Martí (1853-1895) lives.Poet, essayist & journalist, who became a symbol of
Cuba's struggle for independence. The popular
song "Guantanamera" is based on a poem by Marti.
Worked on underground papers & sent to jail & forced
into exile (three columns & you're out?)
"No man has any special right because he
belongs to any specific race; just by saying
the word man, we have already said all the
rights."
— Jose Marti
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