On this day in 1948, Jeju Islanders organized an armed rebellion for a free and unified Korea. In response, the US military & south Korean gov massacred 20% of Jeju's population. The US & south Korea want to erase this history. But we will not forget the martyrs of Jeju. 🧵
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After years of brutal Japanese colonialism, Koreans finally won their independence in 1945. But Korea was not yet free. The US occupied southern Korea, placed the Korean people under US military rule, and re-hired Japanese colonial officers into the police and government.