A Brief History of the Panama Canal Zone (Part Three)

The Panama Canal is now controlled by Panama, but before that, France and then the United Stated coveted and gained control of the zone, to develop the canal. Many lives were lost during the development of the canal, and many were displaced for the creation of the canal. The role of Panama in its own development is often forgotten or minimized.

In Part three, Carmen tells Cristina about how the ICC, Robert Tomes, Dr. William Gorgas and other factors all worked together to create a separation between locals and Americans in the Panama Canal Zone. Difference that were then used to justify the depopulation of Panamian towns in the  Zone.

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Sources: 

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-racism-and-tropical-medicine-built-panama-canal/2024-02 
Erased: The Untold Story of the Panama Canal by Marixa Lasso

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