『줄리아의 가족순례기』를 통해 본 구영필의 독립운동 재조명

Abstract

Last year, JUYEONG KIM(Julia Lee), the granddaughter of independence activist DAEJI KIM, published her book titled 'Julia’s Family Pilgrimage'. This book not only confirmed that YEONGPIL GU, DAEJI KIM and other members of a heroic group hailed from SINHEUNG MUGWAN (Military) School, but it also revealed the truth with regards to the central struggles of YEONGPIL GU and DAEJI KIM in the independence activist group known as DAEHAN GWANGBOK DAN. Finally this book offers evidence about the development of YEONGPIL GU’s patriotic struggles and extensiveness of funds for the movement. This book references the fact that DAEJI KIM was at YEONGGOTAP (currently Ning’an China) in 1926. According to this reference, it confirmed again that YEONPIL GU, was arrested and killed at the hands of SINMINBU, a separate independence movement group. DAEJI KIM attested that YEONGIL GU was unjustly killed as he was the target of a power grab. In the midst of the power struggle, YEONGIL GU was attacked as a Japanese sympathizer despite his efforts as an independence revolutionary. Thus, this study investigates the development of influences of YEONGGOTAP and its connection to YEONPIL GU’s independence movement stratagem. Focus is placed on YEONPIL GU’s transition from the development of his initial patriotic struggles to a cultural independence route. From 1923 YEONPIL GU and JEOKGI DAN joined alliance with the socialist movement. Even though both movements shared an ideology of cultural movement and armed struggle, the emphasis of their alliance was to keep SINMINBU in check. There is a need for further research on YEONPIL GU to study the establishment of Korean society and its funding in YEONGGOTAP.