Armando Valladares teaches to never give up hope

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More than 23 years ago, when I was in college, I wrote this column about former Cuban prisoner of conscience Armando Valladares and his prison memoir, "Against All Hope."

This past Saturday, the Cuba Nostalgia festival in Miami, I finally was able to meet him.

It was an honor.

Me and former Cuban prisoner of conscience Armando Valladares.

Posted by Marc R. Masferrer on May 23, 2011 at 02:24 PM in Cuba | Permalink

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