Part 1 described the rising movement of the students and others in the days before the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Blood flowed that evening, as troops and police fired upon the people and carried out a brutal massacre. This October 2, more than 100,000 people marched in Mexico City in honor of the martyrs of 1968 Tlatelolco Massacre. They included students from UNAM and the Poli, Tlatelolco residents, veterans of the '68 struggle, and people from all over. There were mass protests in eight states.
Repression continues throughout the country.
This year's commemorations also included roundtable discussions at the Poli, an exhibition of images of the 1968 movement and a series of film showings. Other cultural events included plays and performances by the Poli Symphony Orchestra. There are six books by Mexican authors on the Tlatelolco Massacre scheduled for publication this year. The '68 upsurge has continued to inspire and challenge people down to today. And there continues to be a great deal of debate and contention over the causes and meaning of the '68 events and who is to blame for the massacre.