Historias 117 – Rafael Ocasio on a U.S.-Cuban Slavery Connection

Published by dwalcher on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

Steven sat down with Dr. Rafael Ocasio to talk about his new book, A Bristol Rhode Island and Matanzas Cuba, Slavery Connection: The Diary of George Howe.  The conversation takes us from Rhode Island to Matanzas – from the U.S. Capital to plantation fields.  Using George Howe as a window into the era, Ocasio paints a vivid picture of a challenging world.