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Fidel "Fred" Castro was born on August 13th 1926 in Miami, Florida to a family of Cuban Immigrants from Biràn, Cuba. His father, mother, and his siblings had left Cuba shortly before Fidel's birth after a hurricane had destroyed their sugar cane farm. they had arrived in Miami on august 1st, 1926. Renting an tenement in the city. Fidel grew up in a city filled with racial discrimination as the Klan was strong in the city. Public officials were even openly members of organization. Fidel in order to sound more American adopted the nickname Fred or Freddy. Castro's family would move to New York where he would be educated at the Walton High School in the Bronx, he would become interested in religion, politics, law, and city management. His grades allowed him to get into Wesleyan University on a free ride. His original intent was to become a priest, but after seeing FDR speak on the radio during the great depression, he transferred to Political Science and applied for Columbia Law School. Castro was well on his way to become one of America's greatest modern leaders.
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