History from below: Korea's Minjung movement

In the telling of Korea’s modern history, it is often the powerful who speak loudest: generals, businessmen, and presidents - backed by foreign powers or dressed in the garb of economic success. Yet beneath these figures lies a different story, one written not in national assemblies or university lecture halls but rather in blood, sweat, and defiant chants from the streets. It comes us to in a language or form that is often uncomfortable. Not easily understood. That story is the story of the minjung.