Cry of the People
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Long before people talked about the importance of the church in Latin America, veteran Bogota-based journalist (1940-1989), a book about the struggle for human rights in the region, shone a vivid narrative light on the emergence of a church that upheld the preferential option for the poor. Her book, a classic in its own right, feels very relevant today because she discusses the role of the U.S. government in fascism, torture, murder, and the persecution of the progressive church in Latin America.
Her powerful book is not abstract analysis. She travels to dozens of countries to talk with nuns, priests,…
From June's list on classics for understanding Latin America.
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