3 1독립선언서 영역본의 국외 전파 연구

Abstract

The March 1st Declaration of Independence is the name of 33 representatives of the Korean people in Taehwagwan Seoul, who declared that the Korean people must become independent people and independent nation from Japanese colonial rule and become independent for the peace of the East and the co-prosperity of mankind. On the first of March, 1919, the historic March 1st Movement opened when the Declaration of Independence was read out at Tapgol Park in Seoul, and was put on hold nationwide. The Declaration of Independence was the starting point of the March 1st Movement, which led to nationwide protests for three months, and was also delivered to overseas Korean communities such as China, Russia and the United States, where they shouted for national independence. Therefore, it is not too much to say that the Declaration of Independence signals the March 1st Movement, and that the March 1st Movement’s thoughts and spirit are contained in it. The Declaration of Independence is the only document that proves that the Korean people declared independence from Japanese colonial rule. This is why this declaration is the most important document in the history of the Korean independence movement. The Declaration of Independence, the only document proving Korea’s independence, was delivered outside the country, translated into Chinese, English, French and Spanish, and published in the media. Through the Declaration of Independence, translated into a foreign language, the international community learned that Koreans declared independence from Japanese colonial rule. Little has been known about how the Declaration of Independence, which contains the will and spirit of the Korean people, was taken out of the country and delivered to the international community. The first manuscript of the Declaration of Independence, which was taken out of the country, was translated into Chinese and English in Shanghai and became known in Chinese newspapers, after which a Chinese translation was published in several newspapers. The Declaration of Independence, which was printed in Korea, was translated into English by foreign diplomatic agencies and foreign missionaries in Korea. In particular, the Declaration of Independence, which was translated into English, was published in each newspaper in the state through the Associated Press, and was printed in pamphlets, etc. and distributed. In addition, the booklet promoting the Korean independence movement carried the full text of the Declaration of Independence, which greatly helped promote and spread the Korean people’s will to become independent in the international community. As the Declaration of Independence appeals for the legitimacy of the Declaration of Independence as the universal value of humanity, it would have served as an occasion for the world to agree that the Korean people must be independent. If the Declaration of Independence represented the cause of the March 1 Independence Movement and contributed to popularization, it can be said that the declaration made a significant contribution to promoting the Korean people’s will for independence in the world wide.