Prof. Friszke: KOR in September 1976 broke the barrier of fear in Poland

Historian Prof. Andrzej Friszke discusses the founding of the Committee for the Defense of Workers in September 1976 and its breakthrough role in Polish history. KOR activists were first to show that one could openly resist authorities without fearing reprisals, though this initially bred distrust among workers. The committee marked a new phase of social resistance that paved the way for Solidarity.

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