In 1963 Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk from Thein Mu Pagoda, drove this car to Saigon and
burned himself to death to protest the Vietnamese government’s persecution of Buddhists. Although
self-destruction is against the deepest beliefs of the Buddhist faith, Thich Quang Duc’s self-immolation
brought world attention to the United States’ support of a corrupt and intolerant government.
Hue, Vietnam