And The May Uprising Continues

http://www.countercurrents.org/jacob200514.htm
Date Written:  2014-05-20
Publisher:  countercurrents.org
Year Published:  2014
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX16320

Remembrance of the brave women and men of Gwangju, responsible for sowing the seeds of democracy in the Republic of Korea while opposing the infamous martial law and dictatorship. Ten days, starting from May 18, 1980, they made the streets theirs, challenging the might of the State. As the historic May Democratic Uprising is witnessing its 34 th anniversary, Gwangju is celebrating and reminding herself to keep the memory of resistance alive, resistance against oppression and injustice that their heroes had upheld.