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The Mothers Who Marched in Circles

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In 1977, during Argentina's military dictatorship, fourteen mothers walked to the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. They wore white headscarves and carried photographs of...

This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Luke 1:39-56.

In 1977, during Argentina's military dictatorship, fourteen mothers walked to the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. They wore white headscarves and carried photographs of their children who had been "disappeared" by the regime. The generals laughed. What could a handful of grieving mothers do against tanks and secret police? Everything, as it turned out. Week after week, the mothers returned.…

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