Fidel Lopez Research Paper

Fidel Lopez, an immigrant from Guatemala was one of the many assaulted in the La Riots. When the La Riot was over, he was willing to forgive and forget those who caused his mental and physical damages. He is not the “forgotten victim from Florence and Normandie” anymore, he was now a man to be remembered by. However, his actions had drawbacks. Due to the riots, he suffered from mental disability, financial struggle and his inability to take advantage of his human rights.
The brutality and inhumane actions that the mob inflicted upon Fidel lopez caused, “a brain injury that took about two years to heal before he was well enough to return to full-time work” (Lopez, 4). This was the result but there was an ill fated effect, he returned for full-time