Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and his Daring Quest for a Free Cuba

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Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and his Daring Quest for a Free Cuba
Thursday, September 29, 2022, 6:30 p.m. (EDT)

Conversation with David E. Hoffman, author of "Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and his Daring Quest for a Free Cuba" and Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post contributing editor; and Michael J. Bustamante, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History and Emilio Bacardí Moreau Chair in Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at the University of Miami.

Throughout Cuba’s 20th century history, the dream of democracy was often just within reach, only to be dashed by dictatorship and revived again by a new generation. In “Give Me Liberty,” David E. Hoffman offers a sweeping account of how one man, Oswaldo Payá, inherited this dream and made it his life’s work.

Hoffman engages in conversation with historian and author Michael J. Bustamante about the research and writing of the book, specifically the research he conducted at the Cuban Heritage Collection. The conversation is followed by a question and answer session with the author moderated by Bustamante.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

David E. Hoffman is a contributing editor and member of the editorial board of The Washington Post. He was previously assistant managing editor, foreign editor, Jerusalem correspondent, Moscow bureau chief, and White House correspondent for the newspaper. In addition to "Give Me Liberty," he is the author of "The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy," which won the Pulitzer Prize; "The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal," a New York Times bestseller; and "The Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia." He lives with his wife in Maryland.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR

Michael J. Bustamante (Ph.D., Yale University) is associate professor of history and the Emilio Bacardí Moreau Chair in Cuban and Cuban-American Studies. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Miami, he served as assistant professor of Latin American History at Florida International University. He is the author of "Cuban Memory Wars: Retrospective Politics in Revolution and Exile," published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2021. With Jennifer Lambe (Brown University), he is co-editor of (and contributor to) "The Revolution from Within: Cuba, 1959-1980," published by Duke University Press in 2019. He teaches courses on Cuban, Latin American, Caribbean, Latinx, and United States histories.

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