This lesson provides a case study of an immigrant community of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and offers a contrast to the typical textbook coverage that emphasizes immigration from eastern and southern Europe to the big cities of the north. Objective 1. To identify the role cigar making played in the creation of Ybor City; 2. To explain the cigar manufacturing process; 3. To describe the mutual aid societies that helped immigrants maintain their ethnic identity; 4. To explain the efforts of José Martí to involve Cuban immigrants in Ybor City in the Cuban rebellion against Spain; 5. To Duration: 90 Minutes.