The cover features a dramatic black and white photograph of Fidel Castro speaking at a podium during the First Congress of the Cuban Communist Party, with the Cuban flag prominently displayed and white flowers adorning the speaker's platform. The bold quote "Estamos con el pueblo de Africa" ("We are with the people of Africa") dominates the cover, emphasizing Cuba's internationalist solidarity. The high-contrast design with white text on black background creates a stark, powerful visual statement about revolutionary commitment.
This pamphlet documents Fidel Castro's historic speech to 1,200,000 Cubans in Havana's Plaza de la Revolución on December 22, 1975, during the most significant gathering since the Revolution's triumph in 1959. The First Congress of the Communist Party marked a crucial milestone in Cuba's institutionalization as a socialist state, with discussions on solidarity with Angola, relations with the United States, and the Communist Party's role in Cuban society. Published by the Venceremos Brigade—a political-educational project founded in 1969 that brought over 2,000 progressive North Americans to work in Cuba despite the U.S. embargo—this booklet served to educate American audiences about Cuba's revolutionary process during a pivotal moment in Cold War history.