Tank Man is the nickname given to an unidentified man who stood alone in front of a column of Chinese tanks on June 5, 1989, on Chang’an Avenue in Beijing, the day after the Tiananmen Square Massacre. His act has become a global symbol of peaceful resistance against oppression. Quick Context: • Between April and June 1989, pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square were violently suppressed by the Chinese military, resulting in hundreds or thousands of deaths. • On June 5, this man blocked a l