The Partido Independiente de Color (PIC) was a Cuban political party composed almost entirely of African former slaves. It was founded in 1908 by African veterans of the Cuban War of Independence. In 1912, the PIC led a revolt in the eastern province of Oriente. The revolt was crushed and the party disbanded. It is believed Esteban Montejo, subject of Miguel Barnets "Biografía de un cimarrón," was a member of this party, or had close associates who were.
Read more about Partido Independiente De Color: Background, The Early PIC, The Ideas of José Martí, Further Conflict, The Platt Amendment, The Uprising of 1912, Aftermath
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