250 Miami-Dade students tour Freedom Tower to mark Victims of Communism Memorial Day

Hundreds of South Florida students received an interactive learning experience at an iconic Miami landmark on Casualties of Communism Memorial Day Two-hundred and fifty students from across Miami-Dade Citizens Schools spent part of their Friday touring the Freedom Tower The downtown Miami landmark reopened its doors in September to commemorate its th anniversary Participating students were commemorating what they called another central day Casualties of Communism Memorial Day Florida Gov Ron DeSantis took the podium Friday afternoon to address the students from schools like American Senior High School and Barbara Goleman Senior High School on a day that representatives stated is aimed at honoring the more than million people who have suffered under communist regimes around the world Numerous people with firsthand experience under communism flocked to the Freedom Tower on Friday including those who took Peter Pan flights to the U S Among those who toured the -story landmark were children of parents who fled communist regimes as well as elected administrators The Freedom Tower often referred to as a beacon of hope served as historic refuge point for hundreds of thousands of Cubans who fled the Castro regime Speakers on Friday stated they hope that by teaching these students about those who have suffered under communism they ll begin to understand the importance of liberty and freedom We re likely the only state in the country that has a day to commemorate the casualties of communism and it s a great opportunity for young people to both appreciate the American founding principles and then to see how communism how Marxism-Leninism is totally at war with the ideals that our Founding Fathers instituted disclosed DeSantis In order to commemorate the day students all across Miami-Dade received a -minute lesson about the history of communism