lost names

Pagoda Park in Seoul is a landmark to many where Koreans can be reminded of a time when nationalism and freedom were in jeopardy. On March 1, 1919, thirty-three Korean patriots gathered in Pagoda Park to proclaim a Declaration of Independence. This event, currently known as the Samil Independence Movement, symbolizes the fight for freedom in which the Koreans had to endure. During the years of 1905 – 1945, Korea lost its economic sovereignty, and even more impor...