A reporter describes 1968’s Mexico City massacre at Tlatelolco
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 Standard who covered 1968’s Mexico City Olympics
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