Unknown Rebel at Tiananmen Square
If you have seen the picture to the left before, it might be familiar to you, buy why?
This is actually a photograph taken at Tiananmen Square in 1989. Why was he standing there? What happened to him? Why does this matter now?
This podcast describes some background and information about the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and this picture.
MP3 file: Tiananmen Square and the Unknown Rebel
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Transcript: Tiananmen Square and the Unknown Rebel
Sources / Further Reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/4/newsid_2496000/2496277.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_man
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