Jamaica Plain Committee on Central America Collection, 1982-2001 (MS103)

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Jamaica Plain Committee on Central America Collection, 1982-2001 (MS103)

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The Jamaica Plain Committee on Central America (JPCOCA), a grassroots organization from Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts lobbied Congressman Joe Moakley in the 1980s to help Salvadoran refugees gain legal status in the United States. The collection, which spans from 1982-2001, includes correspondence, news clippings and office files that document the committee’s involvement in raising awareness of the Salvadoran refugee issue, their interactions with Congressman Moakley and how they achieved their goal of helping Salvadoran refugees in America.

A finding aid is available which describes and inventories this collection.

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