EPISODE · Jan 21, 2025 · 1H 3M
The Panama Canal - The Story Behind Its Return to Panamanians
from Neglected Stories: People, History, Movements · host Pedro Rodriguez
President Jimmy Carter signed a treaty in 1979 returning the canal to the control of the Panamanian people, which took effect in 1999. Now, inm 2025, the current President of the US wants to retake it. Learn how people in the United States supported the demand for the return of the Canal to Panama. Hear from Mary Day Kent, a Philadelphia resident who was deeply involved in the solidarity campaign in the US supporting Panama.
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President Jimmy Carter signed a treaty in 1979 returning the canal to the control of the Panamanian people, which took effect in 1999. Now, inm 2025, the current President of the US wants to retake it. Learn how people in the United States supported the demand for the return of the Canal to Panama. Hear from Mary Day Kent, a Philadelphia resident who was deeply involved in the solidarity campaign in the US supporting Panama.
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