"Chungju man" Kim Seon-tae donated 10 million won to descendants of independence activists.
Kim Seon-tae posted a video titled "Promotion of descendants of independence activists" on his YouTube channel on the 14th.
In the video, Kim Seon-tae visited the anti-Japanese independence movement history museum. He said, "On Liberation Day I came to meet the descendants of independence activists. The local Liberation Society president explained, "My grandfather is Yoon Joo-ja Yeong-ja. In 1919 he was one of the leaders who carried out the March 1st movement at Yongwon market in Sinni-myeon, Chungju, and Yoon In-ja Gu-ja, my great-great-grandfather, actually led it. He was a teacher at Yongmyeong seodang and gathered students to teach them, had them draw the Taegeukgi and bring the declaration of independence, and on April 1, 1919, on market day at Yongwon market, while 200 townspeople were gathered, he shouted 'Long live Korean independence,'" the president said.
The local Liberation Society president said, "A total of nine people lived in prison under Japanese rule. They were tortured countless times by the Japanese and beaten, and ultimately fell ill and languished and died at the age of 41. That's what I was told," he said.
Regarding compensation, the local Liberation Society president said, "There is a ranking for independence activities. It is divided into seven levels. Compensation for the presidential citation is 980,000 won per month. Many people find it difficult to live on that, and there are many who do not even receive that," he said.
In particular, he said, "There is a saying that if you engage in the independence movement three generations suffer, and if you are pro-Japanese three generations prosper. That saying is not entirely wrong. In the six cities and counties I oversee, there are currently 96 Liberation Society members. Of them, 10 are basic livelihood security recipients or low-income grade. They live in great hardship. They have nothing, they had little education, they inherited no property, and because independence activists were beaten and tortured early by the Japanese and died young, those who sacrificed or devoted themselves to the country often remain below adequate standards, so we need to expand our honors for them," he said.
He also said, "U In-seok, the militia commander, left much history behind when he died, and his son and grandson also took part in independence activities. U Je-ham was one of the militia members who traveled the country carrying out local militia activities, and his descendants now live in Eomjeong-myeon, Chungju. For U In-seok the militia commander there is a great-grandson, and for U Jae-ham the independence meritorious person there is a great-great-grandson; this person lives in an unauthorized building. He has no house. He repaired someone else's collapsed house and lives there with his 93-year-old mother and a first-class disabled younger sister; the three of them live in one house," he said.
Afterward, Kim Seon-tae not only donated 10 million won for the descendants of independence meritorious persons but also visited the great-grandson of militia commander U In-seok and the great-great-grandson of independence meritorious person U Jae-ham to deliver a modest sum of cash.
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