In his 27-year career at The Dallas Morning News, Chris Kelley has won many national reporting awards—among them the 1996 Sidney Hillman Foundation Award for social justice reporting. Former long-time editor of DallasNews.com, website of The Dallas Morning News, Kelley and his colleagues received more than 20 regional and national interactive journalism awards. Learn more at www.hopeforahiddenworld.com and www.kelleynotes.com
A man of peace. A vengeful dictator. A priceless gift from America. Held 1,431 days in horrendous conditions, Feliberto Pereira endured for the day freedom would arrive--a morning flight from Cuba to Miami, part of the largest airborne rescue of its kind in U.S. history. On his journey to freedom, hope replaced despair, and for thousands of people this man would meet, life would never be the same.