Supporters march down the street carrying a large poster of Chairman Mao Zedong.
Supporters march down the street carrying a large poster of Chairman Mao Zedong.
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Cultural Revolution activists write anti-capitalist slogans.
Cultural Revolution activists write anti-capitalist slogans.
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A girl reads big character posters (dazebao) covering the windows of a department store in Guangzhou. Such posters were used for spreading propaganda and attacking "class enemies."
A girl reads big character posters (dazebao) covering the windows of a department store in Guangzhou. Such posters were used for spreading propaganda and attacking "class enemies."
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Hundreds of people follow Mao Zedong's example by swimming in the Yangtze near Wuhan in Hubei province.
Hundreds of people follow Mao Zedong's example by swimming in the Yangtze near Wuhan in Hubei province.
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China's leaders during the Cultural Revolution: Premier Zhou Enlai, Chairman Mao Zedong and Defense Minister Lin Biao wave during a military parade on Tiananmen Square.
China's leaders during the Cultural Revolution: Premier Zhou Enlai, Chairman Mao Zedong and Defense Minister Lin Biao wave during a military parade on Tiananmen Square.
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Printing house workers in Beijing pack copies of Mao Zedong's "Little Red Book," the bible of Maoist thought, during the Cultural Revolution.
Printing house workers in Beijing pack copies of Mao Zedong's "Little Red Book," the bible of Maoist thought, during the Cultural Revolution.
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'Little Red Books' containing the thoughts of Mao Zedong at a Cultural Revolution museum near Chengdu, in Sichuan province.
'Little Red Books' containing the thoughts of Mao Zedong at a Cultural Revolution museum near Chengdu, in Sichuan province.
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Red Guards, high school and university students, brandish copies of Mao's "Little Red Book." Unleashed on the Party and the populace by Mao himself, the Red Guards went on to rampage throughout the country, terrorizing, killing and torturing people deemed "class enemies."
Red Guards, high school and university students, brandish copies of Mao's "Little Red Book." Unleashed on the Party and the populace by Mao himself, the Red Guards went on to rampage throughout the country, terrorizing, killing and torturing people deemed "class enemies."
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Beijing residents walk past a huge poster of Mao during the Cultural Revolution. The poster calls on people "to be good soldiers of Mao Zedong."
Beijing residents walk past a huge poster of Mao during the Cultural Revolution. The poster calls on people "to be good soldiers of Mao Zedong."
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