Carlos Morton papers, 1977-[ongoing].

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Carlos Morton papers, 1977-[ongoing].

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Contains materials relating to two of Carlos Morton's plays, The many deaths of Danny Rosales, based on the beating death of Richad Morales while he was in police custody in Texas, and The savior, based on the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador. Includes research and manuscripts.

10 linear in.7 photographs : col. ; 5 x 7 in.1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 10 in.

University of Texas at El Paso

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University of Texas at El Paso

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Romero, Óscar A. (Óscar Arnulfo), 1917-1980

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Saint Óscar Romero, in full Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez, (born August 15, 1917, Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador—died March 24, 1980, San Salvador) was beatified May 23, 2015 then canonized on October 14, 2018. His feast day March 24th. Romero was a Salvadoran Roman Catholic archbishop who was a vocal critic of the violent activities of government armed forces, right-wing groups, and leftist guerrillas involved in El Salvador’s civil conflict. Although Romero had been considered a conser...

Morton, Carlos

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Prominent Chicano playwright, poet, and journalist. Born in Chicago on October 15, 1947. Son of a U.S. Army sergeant who changed the family name from Pérez to Morton. Received his BA in English from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1975; his MFA in Drama from the University of California San Diego in 1979; and his PhD in Drama from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987. He has worked with Luis Valdez's Teatro Campesino. He has been the editor of several Latino magazines including La Lu...