Remembering Tiananmen, 20 years later - The Big Picture - Boston.com
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/remembering_tiananmen_20_years.html

Good examples of photojournalism. These photographs are pretty amazing.

Not sure exactly what lesson tie-in I can use this for in a unit, but saving it anyway.

As the tanks neared the Beijing Hotel, the lone young man walked toward the middle of the avenue waving his jacket and shopping bag to stop the tanks. I kept shooting in anticipation of what I felt was his certain doom. But to my amazement, the lead tank stopped, then tried to move around him. But the young man cut it off again. Finally, the PSB (Public Security Bureau) grabbed him and ran away with him. Stuart and I looked at each other somewhat in disbelief at what we had just seen and photographed. I think his action captured peoples’ hearts everywhere, and when the moment came, his character defined the moment, rather than the moment defining him. He made the image. I was just one of the photographers. And I felt honored to be there.

A new image of "tank man", asks us to re-examine our views about history

RT @mathewi @GreatDismal New photo of Tiananman Square "tank man" just surfaced http://bit.ly/UTk7n [via @pkedrosky] #homeschool #history [from http://twitter.com/CircleReader/statuses/2032806101]

Everyone has now seen this alternative angle on Tank Man from Tiananmen Square.

Four versions of the iconic photo, with recollections by the photographers.

Few images are more recognizable or more evocative. Known simply as “tank man,” it is one of the most famous photographs in recent history.

tank man of Tiananmen square