Shinan-gun, Full-Scale Spotlight on the History of Resistance in the Farmers' Movement

Plaque Unveiling Ceremony and Meeting of the Farmers' Movement Memorial Association

A commemorative project office was established at the Mokpo National University Library and Culture Research Institute, followed by a plaque unveiling ceremony and a meeting. (Photo by Sinan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Ki-woon] Sinan County, Jeollanam-do (County Governor Park Woo-ryang) announced on the 17th that it will actively promote the restoration of honor for the descendants who participated in the farmers' movement and reexamine the historical value of the resistance spirit of the farmers' movement during the Japanese colonial period.

On the 14th, a commemorative project office was established at Mokpo National University’s Institute of Library and Culture, and a plaque ceremony and meeting were held with about 50 attendees including County Governor Park Woo-ryang, county council members, and operating committee members.

The county commissioned a research project through Mokpo National University (Professor Choi Seong-hwan) to understand the status of the Sinan County farmers' movement, which was actively carried out in the Sinan island region during the Japanese colonial period, and confirmed that out of 325 people related to the farmers' movement, 123 were imprisoned.

In particular, they are promoting the production of a biography of Seo Tae-seok, who was a leader of the tenant farmers' resistance on Amtaedo Island, and are fully preparing by enacting ordinances to support the farmers' movement commemorative projects.

Additionally, a secretariat for the commemorative project was established to reorganize the status of the Sinan farmers' movement, and 16 operating committee members, including local figures and experts from six islands?Amtaedo, Haeui-do, Jaeun-do, Docho-do, Aphae-do, and Maehwa-do?where the farmers' movement was actively conducted, were appointed.

The commemorative project will actively promote the excavation, preservation, and maintenance of Sinan County farmers' movement sites, investigation and research of related materials, formation of bereaved families' associations and honor restoration projects, and cultural, artistic, and academic projects to inherit the spirit of the farmers' movement.

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