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Thich Quang Duc.
On June 11th, 1963 a Buddhist monk set himself on fire in the middle of a road in Saigon to protest the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government. His self-immolation was captured by Malcolm Browne, who would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for the photograph of the “Burning Monk”. View Larger

Thich Quang Duc.

On June 11th, 1963 a Buddhist monk set himself on fire in the middle of a road in Saigon to protest the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government. His self-immolation was captured by Malcolm Browne, who would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for the photograph of the “Burning Monk”.

(Source: girlonthethirdfloor)