cross

Dublin Core

Title

cross

Description

Wood cross, painted white, pointed at top. "Cesar Manuel Gonzalez Hernandez / 43 / Ayotzinapa" written on front; "Michelle Schlaubitz / SOA Watch / 2014" written on back.

Used in protests led by SOA Watch against the School of the Americas (Fort Benning, GA). Cesar Manuel Gonzalez Hernandez was one of 43 students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College (Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico) who were kidnapped and disappeared in September 2014. Michelle Schlaubitz Garcia served as a Loretto Volunteer in St. Louis, MO, 2014-2016.

Date

2014

Format

7.75" x 17.5"

Type

Woodwork

Identifier

2014.011.001

Files

2014.011.001(1).JPG

Citation

“cross,” Loretto Heritage Center Artifacts, accessed May 15, 2024, https://lorettoheritagecenter.omeka.net/items/show/1991.