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Tiananmen Square Primary Source Images Handout

Source 1: College and university students march in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. May 1989. Licensed through the Associated Press.

An archive picture, dated 19 May 1989, protesting student during a demonstration on Tiananmen Square in Bejing, China. 25 Years ago, the protests widened in China's captial but were eventually beaten down violently.

Source 1: College and university students march in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. May 1989. Licensed through the Associated Press.

 

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Source 2: Unknown Rebel, Tiananmen Square, Beijing China, June 1989. Licensed through the Associated Press.

 

I see:   

What do you see? What are your initial observations? What stands out to you as you look at this image? Be specific.

 I think:  

What do you think is happening in this image?

 I wonder:  

What questions are unanswered? What do you want to know about this image and/or topic?  

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