Background
The Partido Independiente de Color (PIC) in Cuba started after the Cuban war for Independence (Often referred to as the Spanish-American War). It was composed largely of veterans from the war specifically the officer corps.(Perez(1),167) The party was started by Afro-Cubans in response to the mistreatment they received at the hands of the revolutionary government. This was a result of the feeling of white superiority in early 20th century Cuba. The PIC advocated free university education as well as other civil liberties for the Black community. This movement eventually culminated in an armed struggle called the Cuban Race War in which U.S. Marines took part. This they did under the Platt Amendment. The PIC and its failure to find a diplomatic solution to Cuban racism can help us understand the political strife Cuba suffered in the early 1900s.
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