In the late 1940s, as tensions over a soon-to-be divided Korean Peninsula simmered, a protest on Jeju Island was ruthlessly suppressed, claiming as many as 30,000 lives.
Now a group of scholars and clergy from the island are endeavoring to raise awareness of the U.S. government and military's role in the incident.
In the late 1940s, as tensions over a soon-to-be divided Korean Peninsula simmered, a protest on Jeju Island was ruthlessly suppressed, claiming as many as 30,000 lives.
Now a group of scholars and clergy from the island are endeavoring to raise awareness of the U.S. government and military's role in the incident.
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