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The missionary Homer Hulbert fiercely advocated for this ethnicity’s independence. A teenage activist for this ethnicity often compared to Joan of Arc was tortured by the authorities for leading an impromptu protest in a marketplace. A nationalistic song composed by this ethnicity states “your feet will ache before walking ten miles” and repeats a refrain about going through a mountain pass. An independence activist for this ethnicity listed 15 reasons as to why he (*) assassinated a prime minister at a railway station in 1909. Philip Jaisohn, who founded the Enlightenment Party to advocate for this ethnicity’s independence, helped plot the Gapsin Coup against one of their kings. Suspicions surrounding the poisoning of a king of this ethnicity (10[1])sparked protests on March 1st, 1919. For 10 points, name this ethnicity whose independence activists sang the folk song “Arirang” ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Koreans [or Hanguk-im; or Hanguk-Saram] (The second clue refers to Yu Gwansun.)
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