Looking Back on the Footsteps of the Mokpo Independence Movement

National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage and Mokpo City Special Exhibition 'Hero, Walking the Memories of That Day'

Mokpo Jeongmyeong Girls' School Independence Song

The National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage and Mokpo City are holding a special exhibition titled "Heroes, Walking the Memories of That Day" at Mokpo Modern History Museum Building 2 from today until December 31. This is a traveling special exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the March 1st Movement held last year, called "1919 Namdo, Daehan Independence Manse." It focuses on the traces of the independence movement that took place in the Mokpo region. The period covered ranges from the opening of the port in 1897 to liberation in 1945. About sixty items are on display, including records from the Japanese Consulate General in Korea, the declaration of independence from the April 8 Manse Movement, lyrics of independence songs, and personal effects of local student and intellectual independence activists. The themes are divided into five major categories: "Exploitation and Resistance, Standing at the Center," "History of Protest, Heroes Appear," "Daehan Independence Manse!! Resounding in Mokpo," "Port Workers Raising the Flag of Anti-Japanese Resistance," and "Ui-hyang Mokpo, Becoming the Seed of National Independence..." The exhibition venue, Mokpo Modern History Museum Building 2, was formerly the Mokpo branch of the Oriental Development Company, which served as an outpost in the exploitation of the Jeonnam region.

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