User:Dckewon5131/이현상 (1924년)

Lee Hyun-sang (14 May 1924 – 23 March 1968) was a Korean independence activist during the Japanese occupation. He is the son of Lee Seung-ho, a member of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, from Gyeongseongbu (now Seoul Metropolitan city).

A black-and-white group was formed to target the assassination of Joseon Governor-General. While trying to procure weapons by storming the warehouse of Gyeongbok Middle School, his comrade Kim Chang-heum was arrested in early 1942, and he was discovered in advance by a detective from the Governor-General of Joseon and left the country.However, in January 1944, he was arrested in Manchuria and repatriated to Joseon with other comrades. He was released while serving an eight-month prison sentence.

The subsequent activities are unknown, and the National Foundation Packaging was awarded on November 30, 1977, and the Patriotic Medal of the National Foundation Medal in August 1990.

Life
He comes from Gyeongseong. While attending Gyeongbok Middle School in Gyeongseong, he decided to participate in the independence movement from the fourth grade of Gyeongbok Middle School in 1939 under the influence of Han Yong-woon, Ahn Jae-hong, and Yeo Un-hyung. In addition to some students from the same school, Nam Sang-gap, Gyeongseong Normal School Kim Seong-han, and Lee Kyung-chun, who were attending Jungang Middle School, decided to participate in the independence movement.

In 1941, at the house of Ju Nak-won, he participated in the organization of the Black and White Party, wrote a declaration, and made a platform and protocol. Later, with the aim of attacking the assassination of figures from the Governor-General of Joseon, Hong Geon-pyo and others secretly distributed handouts on the streets to print out the handouts urging them to participate in the independence movement. In addition, a looting plan was established at the school warehouse of Gyeongbok Middle School.

In March 1939, he passed Daedong Commercial School, But it has not been confirmed whether or not to go to school. Since then, he has continued his activities as a black-and-white party organization by meeting friends who went to or transferred to a higher school.

However, just before the event, in early 1942, Kim Chang-heum, a participant, was caught by Japanese military police, and a black-and-white party organization was revealed and wanted.

As the members of the Black-and-White Party became wanted, they decided to join the Korean Liberation Army, disbanded, divided into groups of two or three sporadically, and left for Manchuria, Shingyeong, abroad through different paths.

However, he was arrested in January 1944 by the Governor-General's detective, repatriated with other comrades caught in Beijing, Bongcheon, and Sinui, and imprisoned in Daejeon Prison. He was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Daejeon District Court during his imprisonment in Daejeon Prison. In August 1945, he was released from prison due to the liberation of 8.15 while being imprisoned in Daejeon Prison. He was alive at the time of liberation, but his future activities are unknown.

He died on 23 March 1968. On November 30, 1977, the National Foundation Medal was awarded for other disciplinary actions, and it was confirmed that he was not a survivor at the time. In August 1990, the Order of Merit for National Foundation was awarded.

others
Lee Hyun-sang, who worked at the Korea Stock Exchange in Seoul from 1955 to 1969, has the same name as him.

Related Topics

 * Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
 * Lee Seung-ho
 * a black and white group
 * Gyeongbok Middle School

Reference

 * List of Independence Merit Rewards, Kyunghyang Shinmun, page 6 of Life/Culture, November 30, 1977
 * Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, "The National Register of Independence Merit for Korea" (Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, 1997)
 * Jeong Se-hyun, "Research on the History of Anti-Japanese Student National Movement" (Iljisa, 1975)