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Latin America

This collection contains materials from Central and South America and the Caribbean. Primary topics include Cuba and the Cuban Revolution, the Sandanista revolution in Nicaragua, the Nicaragua-Contra War, the Chilean struggle for independence and US imperialism.

Subcollections

  • Chile
    Chile
    This collection focuses primarily on the advent of the elected socialist Presidency of Salvador Allende in Chile, the 1973 fascist coup against Allende, engineered by the CIA and led by General Augusto Pinochet, and the subsequent repression of the left.
  • Cuba
    Cuba
    This collection primarily contains recordings focusing on various aspects of life in Cuba after their Communist Revolution.
  • El Salvador
    El Salvador
    This collection contains materials related to the liberation struggle in El Salvador.
  • Guatemala
    Guatemala
    This collection contains materials detailing the revolutionary struggles in Guatemala, the role of Guatemalan women during the revolution and the United States role in Guatemalan politics.
  • NACLA
    NACLA
    North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) is an independent non-profit organization founded in 1966 to research the political economy of the Americas and US policy towards the region.
  • Nicaragua
    Nicaragua
    These materials focus primarily on the Sandanistas and their struggle for national liberation.
  • Struggles in Latin America
    Struggles in Latin America
    This collection contains materials from throughout Latin America. Detailed interviews, poems and accounts from the 1973 revolution in Chile, the Sandinista Contra conflict in Nicaragua, and from revolutionary forces El Salvador are all included.

Documents

Interview with Charlie Roberts Interview with Charlie Roberts
Date: 5/22/1990Call Number: LA 170AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Struggles in Latin America
Charlie Roberts of the Washington D.C.-based Colombia Human Rights Committee discusses the May 1990 Colombian presidential elections. Of particular concern are both US involvement in the country and the legitimacy of an election overshadowed by the assassinations of three presidential candidates.
Victor Tinoco - Nicaragua Victor Tinoco - Nicaragua
Call Number: LA 185AFormat: Cass ACollection: Nicaragua
Victor Tinoco speaks on behalf of the Sandanistas discussing their presence in history, their current transition from ruling party to controlled opposition, and their place in the future of Nicaragua. He also analyzes Nicaragua's and Central America's developing role in the world.
Victor Tinoco - Nicaragua Victor Tinoco - Nicaragua
Call Number: LA 185BFormat: Cass BCollection: Nicaragua
A panel of North Americans, including Jennifer McCoy, a professor at Georgia State, discuss their views on Nicaraguan democratic consolidation and economic recovery after Victor Tinoco gives his speech. The 1990 elections are analyzed and what is expected from Nicaraguan politics in the future.
Actores Secundarios (Secondary Actors) Actores Secundarios (Secondary Actors)
Call Number: V 693Format: DVDCollection: Chile
This film talks about the struggle Chilean youth went through during the 80's against Pinochet. (Spanish documentary.)
NACLA Report On The Americas NACLA Report On The Americas
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1997Volume Number: Vol. 30-4 January-FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
Contesting Mexico. Plus Anniversary Essay on Democracy; Latin America and Caribbean Resource Guide