<p>In November 1999, a 5-year-old Cuban boy was found clinging to an innertube in the waters off the coast of Florida after surviving a tragic boat journey that took the life of his mother and ten others.   </p><p>Elian Gonzalez and his mother were among tens of thousands of people who attempted to escape Cuba on small rafts and boats during the 1990s.</p><p>In this episode of History of the 90s we look back at the Cuban Rafter Crisis and the international custody battle over Elian Gonzalez.</p><p><strong>Guest Info:</strong></p><p><a href="https://history.ufl.edu/directory/lillian-guerra/">Lillian Guerra</a>, Professor of Cuban and Caribbean History at the University of Florida</p><p><strong>Show Info: </strong></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Email:  <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p>Tik Tok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@90spodcast?_t=ZS-8z0qw8mHhlC&amp;_r=1">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Substack: <a href="https://substack.com/@historyofthe90s">@historyofthe90s</a></p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>