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Letter from B.D. Bennett to Farris Bryant Regarding Cuban Refugees in Miami, 1962

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State Archives of Florida, Series S756

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Letter from B.D. Bennett of Miami to Governor Farris Bryant complaining about the number of Cuban refugees in Miami. Bennett suggests they are taking up jobs that would otherwise go to American citizens, and asserts that other cities ought to do more to help the refugees so the burden will not fall only on Miami.

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1962-05-25

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Bennett, B.D.

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Letter from B.D. Bennett to Farris Bryant Regarding Cuban Refugees in Miami, 1962

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Refugees--Cuba

Cubans--Florida

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Bennett, B.D.

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State Archives of Florida, Series S756

Date

1962-05-25

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letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

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Text

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s756_b044_f09_x02

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Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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Miami (Fla.)

Miami-Dade County (Fla.)

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Politics And Government

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Bennett, B.D. Letter from B.D. Bennett to Farris Bryant Regarding Cuban Refugees in Miami, 1962. 1962-05-25. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/334183>, accessed 24 December 2024.

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Bennett, B.D. Letter from B.D. Bennett to Farris Bryant Regarding Cuban Refugees in Miami, 1962. 1962-05-25. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/334183>

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