Tom Melville
"The Impact of U.S. Foreign Policy: A Priest's Tale of Deception, Destruction and Devotion in Guatemala"

October 11, 2005
In 1967, after nearly a decade working with Mayan communities in Guatemala, Maryknoll priest Thomas Melville was expelled for sympathizing with the rebel movement against the U.S.-backed military dictatorship. A year later, he was arrested and imprisoned in the U.S. for nonviolent civil disobedience protesting U.S. intervention in Vietnam and Guatemala.

Father Melville spoke about his experiences protesting U.S. actions in Central America.

 

 

 

 

 

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