Before: We Were Free

Family members risk and lose their lives for liberty.

It highlights the specific impact of political terror on children and families.

It provides a accessible, humanized look at living under a brutal dictatorship. Before We Were Free

The assassination of dictator Rafael Trujillo. 🔑 Key Themes

Anita de la Torre, a young girl finding her voice. Family members risk and lose their lives for liberty

Anita goes from being silenced by fear to writing her truth in a diary.

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The transition from childhood innocence to political awakening.