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South Korea: Cartoons Commemorating the Gwangju Massacre on May 18

Categories: East Asia, South Korea, Arts & Culture, Digital Activism, Disaster, History, Protest, Youth

May 18 is the day a mass democratization movement took place in Gwangju city, South Korea. The military regime ruthlessly clamped down the movement and over a hundred innocent civilians were killed. The nation's famous cartoonist, Kang Pull drew cartoons [1]commemorating this tragic history in order to enlighten youth with poor understanding of recent history.