Every July since Congress unanimously passed the 1959 Captive Nations Resolution, the United States officially recognizes the struggle of those nations held captive by communist tyranny. Since the time that President Eisenhower published the first Captive Nations Week proclamation, most of the countries named in the original law have achieved independence and are now democratic and free. But there are other nations named in the Congressional resolution—including “mainland China,” Vietnam, Tibet, and North Korea—which still live under brutal oppression. It is important to recognize their struggle and continue to support these countries, with the hope that one day they will …read more
Source: Victims of Communism
