Oral history interview with Leonel Gomez (OH-021, audio recording and transcript)

Oral history interview with Leonel Gomez (OH-021, audio recording and transcript)

2003

Leonel Gomez, a community activist, labor organizer and a political advisor, discusses Congressman John Joseph Moakley’s involvement in El Salvador. His interviews covers what it was like growing up in El Salvador; how he became active in community organizing; his thoughts regarding the murder of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter in 1989; his role in assisting Congressman Moakley during his investigation; his memories of Congressman Moakley’s trip to Santa Marta; what Congressman Moakley’s legacy is to the people of El Salvador; and how things have changed since the end of the civil war.

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McEttrick, Joseph

Gomez, Leonel, 1940-