Hurricanes

The Great Miami Hurricane is still one of Florida’s most destructive storms. It hit the coastal city in September 18, 1926 causing its economic boom to crash. It was one of the fastest growing cities in 1925.... [1]

Racial Segregation

In the early 20th century, Miami had a “color line” which limited blacks to living in a specific section of the city. Throughout the 1900s, the Dade government started to play an immense role in implementing public and private housing segregation in the city of Miami; this is called “racial zoning”.... [2]

Miami Riots

Cuban Americans have been successful in adjusting to the life in United States. This success, unfortunately, has led to friction between Cubans and African Americans, many of whom felt politically marginalized and economically disabled....[4]

Public Housing

The public housing program is funded and owned by the government, it is intended for the most disadvantaged members of the community i.e. the disabled, low-income, and elderly people... [3]

Little Havana

Little Havana became the social, economic and political center for Cuban exiles. By the early 1970’s, thousands of Cuban small businesses lined Calle Ocho. The Cuban population density in Little Havana increased as the influx of immigrants motivated by economic factors continued to rise.... [5]
Sources:

[1] Barnes, J. (2007). Florida’s Hurricane History. North Carolina: The University of North Carolina Press.
[2] Mohl, R.A. (2015). The Second Ghetto Thesis and The  Power of History. .America: History & Life. 
[3] Mohl, R.A., (1985). The Origins of Miami’s Liberty City. Florida Environmental and Urban Issues, 12, 9-12.
[4] Cuban Immigrants. (2015). Immigration to the United States. Retrieved from http://immigrationtounitedstates.org.
[5] Grenier, G. J., & Moebius, C. J. (2015). A History of Little Havana. Charleston, SC: The History Press.