The Red Guards were the student vanguard of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution (1966–1976).  In 1966, millions of Chinese middle- and high-school students answered Mao’s call to purge “revisionist” elements and “old culture” from society .  Clad in green military-style jackets and bright red armbands, these youths enthusiastically proclaimed loyalty to Mao.  As one former Red … Continue reading Red Guards and Revolutionary Youth: Agents of Chaos or Victims of Ideology?