Kim Hyung-seok: Gwangju, The Truth of That Day

The year 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement. During discussions on constitutional amendment this year, the issue of including the "May 18 Spirit" alongside the "March 1 Spirit" in the preamble of the Constitution was raised, and the "Special Act on the Investigation of the Truth of the May 18 Democratization Movement" has been passed and is awaiting implementation. However, at a time when the Korean Peninsula is looking toward an era of lasting peace and unification from the center of unprecedented change, "May 18" remains at the center of controversy rather than serving as a focal point for national harmony and the construction of an era of unification. This is due to the fact that accurate factual clarification has not been achieved regarding the "theory of North Korean conspiracy behind May 18" raised by some, as well as several other unsolved mysteries. In this book, historian Kim Hyung-seok seeks to rediscover the "May 18 Spirit" capable of contributing to national harmony by clarifying the mysteries surrounding May 18 and shedding new light on figures who have been forgotten, based on the "methodology of empirical historical research."

Korean title: 광주, 그날의 진실

Korean author: 김형석

Korean publisher: 나남

ISBN-13: 9788930089661