Evelio Grillo
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Evelio Grillo (June 4, 1919 - December 28, 2008)[1] was an American writer and community organizer.[2] He is a well-known advocate for civil rights.[2] He is best known for his book Black Cuban, Black American: A Memoir.[2]
Grillo was born in Ybor, Florida to Cuban parents.[3]
As a child, Grillo went to segregated schools, noting "Black Cubans were closer to black Americans and white Cubans were closer to white Americans [so we] became culturally African American."[3] Later, Grillo went on to the prestigious Dunbar High School[4] before attending Xavier University of Louisiana, where he received a BA.[2] Post-war, he took classes at Columbia University in New York City, specializing in Latin American history.[2]
