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John Sherman: “I should judge from what I heard from intelligent Cuban Americans living there, and even Spaniards themselves, that the…”

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I should judge from what I heard from intelligent Cuban Americans living there, and even Spaniards themselves, that the island is in a condition of ill-suppressed revolt.
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John Sherman
Ohio

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Sherman shares insights from Cuban Americans and Spaniards about the unrest in Cuba, highlighting political tensions.

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