Peak Red Guard Activity (jan 1, 1966 – jan 1, 1968)
Description:
Red Guards were a para-military organization made up of students. These included teenagers and young adults that had struggled in China. They were the spearhead of the Cultural Revolution and were the main ones to do the destruction of the Four Old. Influential leaders included Song Binbin that was the one that gave Mao Zedong his own Red Guard armband. They all had the Little Red Book that included quotes from Mao's speechesAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1966
jan 1, 1968
~ 2 years