Today marks the 37th anniversary of The Baltic Way (or Baltic Chain) where 2 million people joined hands across 419 miles to appeal for their right to self-governance and to resist authoritarianism. Their movement ultimately succeeded. Resist authoritarianism.

A historic black-and-white photograph capturing the 1989 Baltic Way demonstration, showing a human chain of people holding hands along the shoulder of a highway. Overhead, a biplane flies low along the length of the road, while a person in the left foreground raises a hand to wave toward the aircraft. Evergreen forests and parked vehicles line the roadway in the background

Nic Babarskis @thebigbabooski