The history of Communist China is shrouded by censorship and propaganda from the Chinese Communist Party, but even the famously obtuse CCP can’t hide the legacy of one of its darkest episodes. The Cultural Revolution which gripped China from 1966 to 1976 remains a topic of great discomfort and regret for many in China due to the incredible amount of disorder, violence, and death that it caused. Today on A Day In History, we explore what happened during the Cultural Revolution and why it is so infamous to this day.