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"IT'S RIGHT TO REBEL"

 

ARMBANDS

In May 1966, Mao himself pinned the first armband on a Red Guard woman in Beijing.

Mao armband: Hand-embroidered Red Guard armband is from Shanghai.
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Scarlet Guards armband: Red Guard factions each had unique names.
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Worker Rebel armband: Shanghai armband has official stamp and serial number.
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