Tank Man
How a Photograph Defined China's Protest Movement (Captured World History)
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Michael Burgan
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No one knew his name. But soon millions would know about his bravery. For almost two months in spring 1989, Beijing’s Tiananmen Square had been the site of growing protests against China's hardline communist government. In early June, China’s leaders had had enough. In a matter of days soldiers cleared the square. They used sticks and cattle prods. They shot rubber bullets, then real ones. They used bayonets. Student protesters fought back with firebombs and rocks, but they were no match for the soldiers. Gunfire still rang out in parts of Beijing, but China’s leaders felt in control. As tanks rumbled through the streets near Tiananmen Square, a man in a white shirt came suddenly into view. He held up his right hand, like a police officer trying to halt traffic. The first huge tank in a row of four stopped just a few feet in front of the man. The tanks behind it stopped as well.
Photographer Jeff Widener took a picture of the brave protester halting the huge armored fighting vehicles. The image was soon sent around the world, becoming one of the most famous photographs ever.
©2014 Michael Burgan (P)2017 Capstone Publishers, Inc.What listeners say about Tank Man
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- Anonymous User
- 08-08-2023
Completely mis edited
The story of the Tank Man itself is an amazing true narrative. Unfortunately whoever cut this audio together did such a sloppy job that this practically unlistenable. The narrator is cut of mid sentence multiple times and the story jumps all of the place. Very unfortunate because it is a really interesting part of history.
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