![]() ![]() That spring Chinese photographer Xu Yong quit his day job and spent his spare time photographing the protests his on-the-ground photojournalistic images have remained unseen for the past 25 years and only recently did he make the decision to publish them in a book. Over the years, the Chinese government has consistently frustrated any attempt to celebrate these fateful days, doing everything possible to conceal memories, reminders, and photographic documentation of the unrest. These hopeful and largely peaceful protests ended in a violent crackdown, leaving hundreds, maybe thousands dead on the streets of Beijing. Comments/Context: In the spring of 1989, a powerful wave of pro-democracy protests shook Tiananmen Square in Beijing, where student led demonstrations brought millions to the streets demanding additional freedoms and an end to years of heavy handed censorship. ![]()
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