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Guatemala: Why We Cannot Turn Away

Xeni Jardin PBS
Miles O'Brien reports from Guatemala on forensic science used to document charges of a genocide against thousands of indigenous Mayans in the 80s. From Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin, who co-produced the piece, here's a look at their reporting.

This Week in People’s History, Nov 12–18, 2025

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Three American Revolutionary soldiers, two white, one of color Scorned Black Soldiers Rescue Yankee Doodle (1775), CIA Won’t Give Guatemala a Break (1960), Jim Crow on Parade (1865), ‘Give Peace a Chance’ (1969), Racist Terror at Its Worst (1900), Honoring Frederick Douglass (2015)
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