The Gwangju Uprising memorial mural in Gwangju, South Korea

A group of Kent State University professors recently returned from a visit to the commemoration of the Gwangju Uprising at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, feeling inspired for the meaningful connections they made to the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State. “I believe that we were all profoundly shaped by this whole experience,” said Karl Martin, Ph.D., adjunct faculty in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies in the College of Education, Health and Human Services. Martin was on the trip, along with Landon Hancock, Ph.D., professor in the School ...

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