 Robert F. Williams, Huey Newton, Stokely Carmichael had also visited Cuba, and Assata Shakur later moved there after escaping from a U.S. prison.Her reception by Afro-Cubans at a mass rally was so enthusiastic that she was reportedly barely able to speak.Davis perceived Cuba as a racism-free country, which led her to believe that "only under socialism could the fight against racism be successfully executed."