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In the summer of 1968, students in Mexico began to challenge the country's authoritarian government. But the movement was short-lived, lasting less than three months. It ended on October 2, 1968, ten days before the opening of the Olympics in Mexico City, when military troops opened fire on a peaceful student demonstration. The shooting lasted over two hours. The next day the government sent in cleaners to wash the blood from the plaza floor.

The official announcement was that four students were dead, but eyewitnesses said hundreds were killed. The death toll was not the only thing the government covered up about that event.

The Massacre of Tlatelolco has become a defining moment in Mexican history, but for forty years the truth of that day has remained hidden.

Broadcast on Monday, December 1st on NPR's All Things Considered.

The Audio History Project We have launched a new series chronicling hidden chapters of 20th century history. Told in Radio Diaries style, the stories weave together home recordings, archival news clips, and first-person accounts to bring the past to life. Hear the stories.
Mandela: An Audio History A five-part radio series documenting the struggle against apartheid through rare sound recordings, the voice of Nelson Mandela himself, as well as those who fought with him, and against him. Visit the website
Thembi's AIDS Diary: A Year in the Life of a South African Teenager Thembi is 19 and lives in the township of Khayelitsha. For the past year she has been carrying around a tape recorder and keeping an audio diary of her struggle to live with AIDS. Hear Thembi's story. Check out Thembi's Blog Purchase the CD

Nelson Mandela CD Released!
Mandela: An Audio History, hosted by Desmond Tutu and with an introduction by Nelson Mandela,
has been released on CD. You can buy it online.

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