This famous photo is called “The Unknown Rebel,” and was taken by Jeff Widener. On June 5, 1989, this unknown Chinese man stood alone to block a line of tanks in Tiananmen Square. This photograph has been the acknowledged as the image of courage for the world, as this unnamed Chinese man acted in defiance alone. This moment of the “tank man” is clear to anyone who looks at this photo that this person of no particular importance is standing up to machinery, to force, and to the repressive People’s Republic of China. He is standing up to the largest nation in the world with more than 1 billion people. During this, the all-powerful leader, who brought the tanks and chaos to the country, is nowhere.
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