Arcatao During the War
Carlota remembers the challenging economic conditions that inhabitants of Arcatao experienced during the war.
Inequality
Causes of the War
Obdulio connects the origins of the war to the injustices that the Salvadoran government put its people through.
Causes of the War
Cástulo shares his thoughts on the causes of the war, the injustices and oppression he witnessed, and how that fueled political organization.
Changing the System
Rosa explains her philosophy of struggle for social change.
Early Political Participation
Alberto describes his early days of political participation as a student and explains how the National Guard used blacklists as repression intensified.
Lack of Access to Education
Adán remembers the financial hardship experienced by his family when he was a child and which kept him from attending school.
Origins of the Conflict
Damián reflects on the social inequality and social demands that led to the civil war, as well as rural organizing and the founding of the Union of Field Workers (UTC) in 1975.
Reasons for Organizing
Margarita shares her views on the inequality, poverty, and exclusion that led rural Salvadorans to organize.
Rural Organizing
Santiago lists some of the rural political organizations which were present in Chalatenango.
The “May Guinda” as a Young Girl
Edith remembers experiencing the “May Guinda” as a young girl, including the difficulty of finding food and seeing wounded people all around her.
The First Bombings
Arminda remembers experiencing the first bombings as a child and being so curious she wasn’t even scared.
The Origins of the War
Trinidad analyzes the causes that prompted the war.