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YONGJEONG -- Kim Jae-hong, 60, a historian, released this and other photos of Korea’s independence movement on March 3 in honor of the March First Movement of 1919 against Japan’s colonization of Korea.

This photo depicts approximately 30,000 Koreans gathered at the Haeran River near the village of Yongjeong, China, on March 13, 1919, their cries of “Dongnip Manse!” (“Long live independence!”) ringing into the air.

Japanese military police shot into the crowd, killing 17 people and wounding approximately 30 others.

Photo courtesy of Kim Jae-hong.