The Tlatelolco Massacre in the summer of 1968, Mexico was experiencing the beginnings of a new student movement. The students sought liberal reforms in the Mexican political system. These students were determined to reveal the reality of poverty, misery and corruption in their country. (Guttmann) They were involved in several movements that would lead to an event that would change everyone's lives, “The Tlatelolco Massacre of 1968”. A day that ended the lives and shattered the dreams of many people. This event was confirmation that the government could not be trusted and that their lives would be determined by the actions they took. This day would be swept under the rug and never talked about for good. After hours of student resistance, the military was called in to manage the situation. The obstruction ended when soldiers killed some students by blowing up the main door of the San Ildefonso National Preparatory School with a bazooka. The National University supervised the Preparatory School, so the involvement of university officials and students was inevitable. In the following hours the students decided to organize and protest against the violence exercised by the riot police. In the following months, Mexico City witnessed a series of student protests and demonstrations. (Diaz-Cortes)The demonstrations and activities of the summer of 1968 were directed against the Mexican government's repression of growing student and social movements. The students thought the government would listen to their demands but instead they were greeted with a clear message from the president: "No more riots will be tolerated." The army proceeded in the following days to seize the National University, with virtually no resistance from the students, and subsequently the National Polytechnic, with active and violent student resistance. (Diaz-Cortes) After these events the students decided to meet again on October 2, 1968 not knowing that this would be the day the tragedy would occur. This event would change the lives of many forever. People would come together to speak freely. They recognized that changes needed to happen and that they would have to stick together to make them happen. They would rely on no one else but their own people. They should stick together to fight back. The government will not destroy them again. They will speak and they will be listened to. Their freedom of speech will be heard and the government will no longer keep them silent. The 1968 massacre would be a memory for every student who stood up to the government for what it had done