In October 1968 the Summer Olympics would take place in Mexico City amidst student protests and violence and the Vietnam War looked like it was approaching the beginning of the end.
The Mexican government, to prepare for the Olympics, invested about $150 million to promote Mexico, shield the world from its own social tensions, and suppress unions. Students in universities across the country were outraged at the denial of their civil liberties, and their inability to protest.
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