Tag: Thich Quang Duc

Footage appears of the May 2, 1963 public suicide of Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk and describes how people at the scene reacted to the self-immolation. Quang Duc set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government. While his body burned, priests and … Continue reading

Photographer Malcolm Browne describes the moment he took the picture of Thich Quang Duc's self-immolation and what it was like to witness his death. Continue reading