Freedom Tower

Freedom Tower in Miami, Florida is viewed as the "Ellis Island of the South" for its part from 1962 through 1974 as the Cuban Assistance Center, offering broadly endorsed alleviation to the Cuban outcasts who looked for political refuge from the administration of Fidel Castro. A National Historic Landmark, Freedom Tower demonstrates the basic story of the Cuban mass relocation and resettlement in the midst of the Cold War. As a result of the political atmosphere of the period, Cubans looking for political shelter got a warm welcome into the United States. Numerous Cubans fled to Miami, Florida on account of its closeness to Cuba.