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
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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
This collection primarily contains recordings focusing on various aspects of life in Cuba after their Communist Revolution. -
El Salvador
This collection contains materials related to the liberation struggle in El Salvador. -
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
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
These materials focus primarily on the Sandanistas and their struggle for national liberation. -
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
5 Documents Found
![Interview with William Leo Grand on Panama](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 12/29/1989Call Number: LA 085BFormat: Cass BProducers: Atlanta Committee for Latin AmericaProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Struggles in Latin America
This interview with William Leo Grand, a professor of government at the American University explores the dynamics of the recent US invasion of Panama. He explains the relationship of Noriega with the CIA, the relationship of Panama with Nicaragua and Cuba, nationalism in Panama and the predicted outcome of the invasion.
![El Salvador In Focus](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Around 8000 refugees return from Honduras to El Salvador and suffer violent abuses from the military. People ask the Christiani government to intervene. Christiani introduces legislation to nullify the land reform decrees of 1980. If passed critics say this will hurt cooperatives and further consolidate land into the hands of the few. FMLN sees a positive side to the elections in Nicaragua. U.S. critics call it the victory of violence and intimidation. The report turns to Panama and the U.S. occupation post invasion, citing yet more human rights violations by the U.S. and cover up attempts.
![Barbara Trent: The Making of the Panama Deception](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 8/9/1994Call Number: LA 188Format: Cass A & BProgram: Alternative RadioCollection: Struggles in Latin America
Barbara Trent, the writer and director of The Panama Deception, a documentary about the 1989 invasion of Panama talks about its production. Some challenges in making the movie include exclusion from press pools, interference by the US military, and a lack of funding.
![NACLAs Latin America & Empire Report](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1974Volume Number: Vol. 8-7 SeptemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
Panama; EXIMBANK: Exports For Empire
![NACLAs Latin America & Empire Report](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1974Volume Number: Vol. 8-3 MarchFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
Guatemala: Breaking Free. Plus US Army School in Panama; Joint Revolutionary Statement from Latin America
5 Documents Found