The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World

As a deadly civil war threatened to tear El Salvador apart in the 1980s, many families fled and made Washington, DC their new home. Columbia Road in Adams Morgan became a hotspot for Salvadoran resettlement and spread to nearby Mount Pleasant. But the legacy of violence remained inescapable, forcing Salvadorans to figure out a new way forward.

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The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World

Saturday
Oct 17

8:01 pm

1 Hour 12 Minutes

A deadly civil war threatened El Salvador in the 1980s, many families fled north to Washington, became a hotspot of Salvadoran resettlement. But the legacy of violence remained inescapable, forcing Salvadorans to figure out a new way forward.
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The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World

Sunday
Oct 18

12:58 pm

1 Hour 11 Minutes

A deadly civil war threatened El Salvador in the 1980s, many families fled north to Washington, became a hotspot of Salvadoran resettlement. But the legacy of violence remained inescapable, forcing Salvadorans to figure out a new way forward.

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