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Virginia Textbooks and the Cold War in Latin AmericaMain MenuVirginia History Textbooks and the Cold War in Latin Americahome-page; basic descriptionTextbook IntroductionHeat MapThis is how frequently each country is mentioned in text in these different textbooksTimeline of the Cold War in Latin AmericaThis is where the Timeline JS will be placed.Visualizations of Textbook TitlesThis is where my super pretty interconnected web will come into play.Primary SourcesHere is where my bibliography will be with a bunch of different archives/primary sourcesSecondary SourcesAbout the AuthorTyler Goldbergerc5a2faadde3ab62833b350dce242f448ba972625
The photographs above were taken during a 2020 trip to Guatemala. They showcase the memory work happening alongside various projects to acknowledge and reconcile the human rights violations of the past. These images help to contextualize the gravity and intensity of the situations in many Latin American countries still grappling with the ramifications of United States involvement in the Cold War in Latin America.
While the primary and secondary source resources suggested might be extremely beneficial to understanding the nuanced complexions of the relationship between the United States and Latin America during the Cold War, these readings also require copious amounts of time and additional finances or access to libraries. In the interim, here are some quick links that provide concise, oftentimes objective, summaries of various Cold War in Latin America events, including how the United States is either directly or indirectly implicated in these events.
12020-09-26T07:13:09-07:00Tyler Goldbergerc5a2faadde3ab62833b350dce242f448ba972625Virginia History Textbooks and the Cold War in Latin AmericaTyler Goldberger59home-page; basic descriptionplain10239712020-11-16T17:29:54-08:00Tyler Goldbergerc5a2faadde3ab62833b350dce242f448ba972625
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1media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 1.34.29 PM_thumb.png2020-11-04T10:34:30-08:00Comalapa Artwork, Fear and Religion5Many activists and communities searching for answers have taken to art as a way to establish a space on the Guatemalan landscape. This is just one of thousands of artworks that suggest pain, suffering, memory, and forgetting.media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 1.34.29 PM.pngplain2020-11-04T11:30:42-08:00
1media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 1.33.09 PM_thumb.png2020-11-04T10:36:57-08:00¿Dónde están? Flyers3All throughout Guatemala, in order to bring awareness to the many people whose identities and locations remain unknown following the Guatemalan internal armed conflict, human rights activists have hung flyers to force people to confront the uncertainty and loss stemming from the Cold War.media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 1.33.09 PM.pngplain2020-11-04T10:58:39-08:00
1media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 2.12.44 PM_thumb.png2020-11-04T11:12:46-08:00Internal Armed Conflict Victim's Tombstone2Felipe Quiejú Culán was one victim of Guatemala's internal armed conflict, murdered in Santiago Atitlán.media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 2.12.44 PM.pngplain2020-11-04T11:15:28-08:00
1media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 2.17.07 PM_thumb.png2020-11-04T11:17:21-08:00Comalapa Artwork, Guerrillas2This mural shows the guerrillas fighting in the internal armed conflict.media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 2.17.07 PM.pngplain2020-11-04T11:27:30-08:00
1media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 1.35.38 PM_thumb.png2020-11-04T10:35:39-08:00Wall of Names at CONAVIGUA Memorial, Guatemala2This wall acknowledges the identities of thousands of Indigenous Mayan peoples killed at the hand of the Guatemalan Internal Armed Conflict. The United States played an active role in overthrowing democratically-elected leader Jacobo Arbenz which spearheaded targeted aggressions and genocidal policies against the Maya all over Guatemala.media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 1.35.38 PM.pngplain2020-11-04T10:56:35-08:00
1media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 2.19.40 PM_thumb.png2020-11-04T11:19:34-08:00Forensic Anthropologist Lab1The FAFG (Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation) lab in Guatemala City, Guatemala looks to identity the remains of victims from the internal armed conflict.media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 2.19.40 PM.pngplain2020-11-04T11:19:34-08:00
1media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 2.21.32 PM_thumb.png2020-11-04T11:21:30-08:00Comalapa Artwork, FAFG1This mural illustrates the affective consequences of the internal armed conflict during the Cold War,.media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 2.21.32 PM.pngplain2020-11-04T11:21:30-08:00
1media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 2.22.12 PM_thumb.png2020-11-04T11:23:25-08:00Comalapa Artwork, Loss and Chaos1This mural depicts the violence that happened in Indigenous villages, bringing death and suffering to large portions of these populations.media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 2.22.12 PM.pngplain2020-11-04T11:23:25-08:00
1media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 2.25.12 PM_thumb.png2020-11-04T11:25:08-08:00Comalapa Artwork, Fire and Destruction1This mural demonstrates the destruction that came along as a result of the internal armed conflict.media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 2.25.12 PM.pngplain2020-11-04T11:25:08-08:00