Part 3 of our four-part podcast miniseries about the May 18 uprising in
Gwangju, South Korea, in 1980 against the US-backed military dictatorship of
Chun Doo Hwan. We speak with Kim Yong Ho, David Dolinger and Jeon Yong Ho, who
took part in the events, as well as researcher and lead translator of the
excellent book, Gwangju Diary, Kap Su Seol.
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This week, we speak with our guests about Gwangju commune, when the city was
run by as residents, and about the subsequent retaking of the city and
repression by the military.
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