Vietnam’s “Burning Monk” Protest

Vietnam’s “Burning Monk” Protest

By Airship | Noiser | Wondery

June 11, 1963. Protesting the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam, Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc sets himself on fire in a busy Saigon intersection.


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