THE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS: AN AMERICAN ACADEMY OF TORTURE

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On every November of each year, a group of people flock to the entrance of Fort Benning, a United States Army facility in Columbus, Georgia, to hold a mock funeral procession. During this funeral procession, the group would chant the Presente litany.
 
After the funeral procession, the group would continue honoring the dead with music [...]

On every November of each year, a group of people flock to the entrance of Fort Benning, a United States Army facility in Columbus, Georgia, to hold a mock funeral procession. During this funeral procession, the group would chant the Presente litany.   After the funeral procession, the group would continue honoring the dead with music and song, with poetry, with puppet shows and theatrical presentations, and with educational workshops. What started out in 1989 as a procession held by only ten ... Read More