Sandino Rebellion: A Documentary History
Digital Collection.
A collection of over 3,300 documents from the Sandino Rebellion in Nicaragua, 1927-1934.
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Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America
Film. Directed by Eduardo López & Peter Getzels. 2012. 90 min.
Documentary that examines the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today.
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Understanding Central America: Global Forces, Rebellion, and Change; 5th Edition
Book - Non-fiction. By John Booth, Christine Wade, and Thomas Walker. 2014.
A primer on the history of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
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Inside the Volcano: A Curriculum on Nicaragua
Teaching Guide. Edited by Bill Bigelow and Jeff Edmundson. 1990. 130 pages.
Fourteen interactive lessons on the history of Nicaragua.
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Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
Book - Non-fiction. By Stephen Kinzer. 2007.
A history of U.S. government supported (often initiated) regime change around the world.
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A People’s History of Sports in the United States
Book - Non-fiction. By Dave Zirin. 2009. 302 pages.
U.S. history through the lens of sports.
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April 28, 1987: Benjamin Linder Murdered in Nicaragua
Ben Linder, a volunteer U.S. engineer, was killed by the U.S. CIA funded Contras.
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Nov. 18, 1909: U.S. War Ships Sent to Nicaragua
President William Howard Taft ordered U.S. warships to Nicaragua to defend U.S. corporate profits.
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