A reporter describes 1968's Mexico City massacre at Tlatelolco

Friday, October 03, 2008

The year was 1968, and political unrest was proliferating around the world. As Mexico City was preparing to host the Olympic Games, a political demonstration turned into a bloodbath. London Evening News sports reporter Bob Trevor was in Mexico covering the Games, but found himself in the middle of a very different story.
Guest: Bob Trevor, a former sportswriter for the London Evening News who covered 1968's Mexico City Olympics. Editor's note: Bob Trevor worked for the London Evening News, not the London Evening Standard.

Contributors:

Lisa Nett

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