Behind the Scenes: Tank Man of Tiananmen

Source: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/jeff-widener/

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Twenty years ago, on June 5, 1989, following weeks of huge protests in Beijing and a crackdown that resulted in the deaths of hundreds, a lone man stepped in front of a column of tanks rumbling past Tiananmen Square. The moment instantly became a symbol of the protests as well as a symbol against oppression worldwide — an anonymous act of defiance seared into our collective consciousnesses.

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Created by serpentinite on 09 June 2009

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Another insight into the men behind the cameras that documented the crackdown.

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