North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA): Marc Edelman Files undated

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North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA): Marc Edelman Files undated

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North American Congress on Latin America

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NACLA, which took shape from these questions, was founded in October and November of 1966 in a series of meetings of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the University Christian Movement, and returned Peace Corps volunteers, along with assorted other individuals and organizations. According to its articles of incorporation, NACLA's role was "to encourage, produce and distribute information designed to identify and explain those elements and rel...

Edelman, Marc

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Marc Edelman was involved in various progressive organizations, particularly the New York Civil Liberties Union and Reelpolitik (a Columbia University film collective). From the guide to the Marc Edelman Papers, undated, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives) Marc Edelman led the research department of the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA), founded in 1966 and which promotes social justice and democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean, and a relationship with...