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Father Luis Olivares, a Biography - Faith Politics and the Origins of the Sanctuary Movement in Los Angeles (Hardcover)
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Father Luis Olivares, a Biography - Faith Politics and the Origins of the Sanctuary Movement in Los Angeles (Hardcover)
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This is the amazing untold story of the Los Angeles sanctuary
movement's champion, Father Luis Olivares (1934@-1993), a Catholic
priest and a charismatic, faith-driven leader for social justice.
Beginning in 1980 and continuing for most of the decade, hundreds
of thousands of Salvadoran and Guatemalan refugees made the
hazardous journey to the United States, seeking asylum from
political repression and violence in their home states. Instead of
being welcomed by the ""country of immigrants,"" they were rebuffed
by the Reagan administration, which supported the governments from
which they fled. To counter this policy, a powerful sanctuary
movement rose up to provide safe havens in churches and synagogues
for thousands of Central American refugees. Based on previously
unexplored archives and over ninety oral histories, this compelling
biography traces the life of a complex and constantly evolving
individual, from Olivares's humble beginnings in San Antonio,
Texas, to his close friendship with legendary civil rights leader
Cesar Chavez and his historic leadership of the United
Neighborhoods Organization and the sanctuary movement.
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