Citizens felt the need to arm themselves due to the mass firing in front of the provincial government. Therefore, the protesters were scattered in all directions in Jeollanam-do after 1 p.m. when the mass firing took place, to save weapons. These armed protesters headed straight to Gwangju. The protesters, who obtained the weapons, arrived in Gwangju and distributed them to the citizens. The citizens saw the armed demonstrators and called them "civil forces". Thus, martial law forces immediately withdrew to the outskirts of Gwangju around 5 p.m.
VIDEO from Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L11tyMmzCNI
On May 21th, 100,000 people filled Geumnam-street for protest. More than 100 vehicles also joined the demonstration among the crowd. The gap has gradually narrowed, and the gap between citizens and martial law forces has now been less than a few decades. At noon, citizens who listened to the governor's radio show and believed in his promise to withdraw the airborne unit were excited to judge that some of the martial law forces were "fooled" when they did not step down even at noon. And at 1 o'clock sharp, the national anthem rang from the speakers on the roof of the provincial government building. Hundreds of shots went off in unison at the moment when citizens were singing the national anthem. At first, it was an air bullet, so people hid and came out again. Then, now, a real shot was made by the citizens.
Citizens felt the need to arm themselves due to the mass firing in front of the provincial government. Therefore, the protesters were scattered in all directions in Jeollanam-do after 1 p.m. when the mass firing took place, to save weapons. These armed protesters headed straight to Gwangju. The protesters, who obtained the weapons, arrived in Gwangju and distributed them to the citizens. The citizens saw the armed demonstrators and called them "civil forces". Thus, martial law forces immediately withdrew to the outskirts of Gwangju around 5 p.m.
VIDEO from Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L11tyMmzCNI
