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KMID : 0857920190220010035
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Yonsei Journal of Medical History
2019 Volume.22 No. 1 p.35 ~ p.53
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March 1st Movement of Yonhee College (Chosun Christian College)
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Lee Ki-Hoon
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Abstract
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In 1918 and 1919, the Yonhee district of Goyang County, on the outskirts of Kyeongseong (Joseon’s capital) was an ideal “new Hawaii.” The place was the site of rebellious resistance toward imperialism. It was also where the young intellectuals of the Joseon Dynasty learned of the changing outside worlds and gained knowledge and ideologies that connected the situation on the peninsula to the historic transition on a global scale. The knowledge of change and the principles of national self-determination were so much more than simple information. They became a world view and an ideology of freedom and equality that ultimately came to life through action. It was an idea of a republic that had to be materialized in reality.
Putting these ideas into practice became the movement, and Minjok (Korean people as a whole) was recognized as the principal agent of the movement. Through the March 1st Movement, the young intellectuals attending Yonhee College began to clearly recognize Minjok as a political unit, an active agent that transformed the national ideals of a modern era into reality. The March 1st Movement thus marks the beginning of a modern Korea under nationalism.
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KEYWORD
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Yonhee College(Chosun Christian College), March 1st Movement, Kim wonbyuk, Lee Byonugjoo, Self-determination
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