Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo
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Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo is a political oral history book that presents the testimony of Honduran peasant activist Elvia Alvarado, compiled and translated by Medea Benjamin.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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oral history ⓘ political book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | raise awareness about Honduran peasants’ struggles ⓘ |
| basedOnTestimonyOf | Elvia Alvarado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Medea Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
U.S. involvement in Central America
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military repression in Honduras ⓘ organizing peasant cooperatives ⓘ role of the Catholic Church in social struggle ⓘ |
| documents |
grassroots organizing in Honduras
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human rights abuses against peasants ⓘ |
| features | interviews with Elvia Alvarado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Catholic base communities
NERFINISHED
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Honduran peasant activism ⓘ agrarian struggle in Honduras ⓘ |
| genre |
oral history
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political non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Medea Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Elvia Alvarado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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human rights activists ⓘ students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Elvia Alvarado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person testimony ⓘ |
| nonFiction | true ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | left-wing ⓘ |
| portrays |
experiences of Honduran campesinos
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repression of rural organizers ⓘ |
| setting | rural Honduras ⓘ |
| subject |
Honduras
NERFINISHED
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U.S. foreign policy ⓘ human rights ⓘ land reform ⓘ peasant movements ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ |
| theme |
courage in activism
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gender and activism ⓘ social justice ⓘ solidarity with the poor ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | late 20th century Honduras ⓘ |
| title | Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| toldFromPerspectiveOf | a Honduran peasant woman ⓘ |
| translatedBy | Medea Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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