WEBVTT - Introducing: Chess Piece: The Elián González Story

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<v Speaker 1>On Thanksgiving Day in nineteen ninety nine, a five year

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<v Speaker 1>old boy floated alone in the ocean. He had lost

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<v Speaker 1>his mother trying to reach Florida from Cuba.

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<v Speaker 2>Looked like a little angel. I mean, he looks so fresh.

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<v Speaker 1>Soon, that angelic face will be seen across the world

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<v Speaker 1>and his name, Elian Gonzalez will make headlines everywhere.

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<v Speaker 3>It happens at the same time that we have the

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<v Speaker 3>modern media machine being created, the twenty four hour news cycle.

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<v Speaker 4>Gonzales Alianzalas.

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<v Speaker 1>At the heart of the story is a young boy

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<v Speaker 1>and the question of who he belongs with his father

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<v Speaker 1>in Cuba.

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<v Speaker 5>Mister Gonzales wanted to go home, and he wanted.

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<v Speaker 1>To take your son with or his relatives in Miami.

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<v Speaker 3>Imagine that your mother died trying to get you to freedom.

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<v Speaker 1>This was not just any custody battle. It was also

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<v Speaker 1>a battle between two enim nations.

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<v Speaker 5>Elean Coomes. Fidel hasn't gone down. Everybody's not happy about that.

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<v Speaker 5>And by God, Fidel's not going to get this trophy.

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<v Speaker 4>And there was a front page picture of Jennerino and

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<v Speaker 4>she took her sewing scissors and tore out the eyes

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<v Speaker 4>of Generino.

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<v Speaker 6>He was cut in the crossfire between two governments, and

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<v Speaker 6>not just him, all Cubans are caught in that crossfire.

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<v Speaker 4>At the heart of it all is still this painful family.

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<v Speaker 1>Separation, something that as a Cuban I know all too well.

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<v Speaker 1>It was before a Lean and after Alian. Listen to

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<v Speaker 1>chees Peace, the Lean Gonzalez Story from Futura Studios on

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<v Speaker 1>the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.