Struggle sessions, or denunciation rallies or struggle meetings, were public spectacles in China revolution and Maoist China, during which people accused of being "class enemies" were publicly humilia
10th Panchen Lama of Tibet during a struggle session, 1964
A struggle session of Liu Shaoqi, former president of China, who was persecuted to death during the Cultural Revolution. Red Guards were holding the "Little Red Book" containing quotations from Mao Zedong.
A struggle session of a landlord, during the Land Reform Movement, 1946
A struggle session of Xi Zhongxun, the father of Xi Jinping, at Northwest A&F University during the Cultural Revolution, September 1967. The banner reads "Anti-Party element Xi Zhongxun".
The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China. It was launched by CCP chairman Mao Zedong in 196
Propaganda poster depicting Mao Zedong, above a group of soldiers from the People's Liberation Army. The caption reads, "The Chinese People's Liberation Army is the great school of Mao Zedong Thought".
"Sweep Away All Cow Demons and Snake Spirits", an editorial published on the front page of People's Daily on 1 June 1966, calling for the proletariat to "completely eradicate" the "Four Olds [...] that have poisoned the people of China for thousands of years, fostered by the exploiting classes".
Mao and Lin Biao surrounded by rallying Red Guards in Beijing, December 1966