Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Japanese Army’s invasion of Nanjing, the capital of China in 1937. This is a difficult moment to observe—one that I struggle with. How should I and other educators mark this moment? What lessons should our students draw from it? It is not a celebration but rather a somber memorial of mass violence of a magnitude that is still difficult for our minds to grasp.
Dimitry Anselme
Dimitry is Facing History's Program Director for Staff Development.
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80 Years Later, Nanjing Reminds Us of The Humanity We Need Today
Posted by Dimitry Anselme on December 13, 2017
Topics: The Nanjing Atrocities
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