A history textbook for the general public, not just history majors.
The 20th century was the most turbulent period in Korean history.
After the opening of the country, we experienced Japanese oppression, and after liberation, we faced the national tragedy of the Korean War.
The colonial experience and the devastation of war again gave rise to a dark age of dictatorship, but the progress toward democracy was never thwarted.
Now, in the dynamic drama of Korean history spanning 100 years, we honestly record the footsteps of Koreans who have walked boldly, believing only in the power of freedom and truth.

People usually think of Seoul when they think of April 19, but April 19 was not only Seoul's April 19, but also Gwangju's April 19 and Busan's April 19.
In Busan, at around 11:15 AM on April 19, about 600 students from Gyeongnam Technical High School ran out and marched to the Busanjin Police Station.
After a while, the Teresa High School girls joined in.
Armed police beat students indiscriminately, resulting in many injuries.
Some students from Gyeongnam Technical High School headed downtown, followed by many citizens and students.
About 100 armed police officers set up a barricade in front of the magnetic pole.
It rained from the afternoon.
Protesters overturned a fire truck and a police jeep and set them on fire.
At around 3 o'clock, the police opened fire from the front.
Seven or eight young people fell.
The protesters became even more angry.
Shoe shiners, gum sellers, and the unemployed joined in.
The students fought, singing 'Over and over the corpses of their comrades'.
Machine guns opened fire as the crowd surged toward the Dongbu Busan Police Station.
At 5 p.m., an announcement came over the loudspeaker that martial law had been declared.
According to the tally as of the 22nd, the number of people killed in the protests in Busan that day was 13 (including those who died from injuries) and about 60 were injured.

At 10:40 AM on the 19th in Gwangju, Gwangju High School students ran out of the school gate, chanting slogans such as “Let’s have another rigged election.”
About 80 of them were the first to knock down the wooden doors of the Do-ok building and take to the streets, and in response, Gwangju Girls' High School students also took to the streets.
About 500 students from Gwangju Technical High School, Chonnam National University High School, and Gwangju Commercial High School also joined.
Students engaged in a fierce scuffle with police in the Geumnam-ro area.
Meanwhile, students destroyed a police car.
Geumnam-ro was packed with students from Joseon University High School and Sungil High School.
Citizens carried water and cheered on the protesters, who numbered around 5,000.
… … In Daegu, at around 3:00 PM on the 19th, about 2,000 students from Kyungpook National University formed a scrum and arrived in front of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Office to stage a sit-in protest.
A little after 5 o'clock the governor announced that martial law had been declared.
About 1,500 students from the night shift at Cheonggu University joined the protest around 7:10 p.m. and clashed with police.
As the 9 o'clock curfew arrived, the police dispersed the citizens following them, and the students dispersed from the school grounds after 11 o'clock.
On the 19th, about 500 students from Cheongju Agricultural High School and 300 students from Incheon Technical High School also protested, carrying farm equipment.
Bloody Tuesday, April 19th, was a very long day.

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