Refugiados Cubanos: Last Step to FreedomStudent Exhibit During a six-month period in 1980, approximately 125,000 Cuban refugees left Cuba in a mass exodus. Almost immediately after refugees arrived, the Jimmy Carter administration opened federal detention centers across the U.S. This exhibit explores the people, politics, and events around the Fort Chaffee detention center as the last step to freedom for so many. Published May 2022. Skip back to main navigation
