SOWETO UPRISING
On the morning of June 16, 1976, thousands of black students walked from their schools to Orlando Stadium for a rally to protest against having to learn through Afrikaans in school.
Orlando Stadium, June 16, 2011
Many students who later participated in the protest arrived at school that morning without prior knowledge of the protest, yet agreed to become involved.
Orlando Stadium, June 16, 2011
The protest was intended to be peaceful and had been carefully planned by the Soweto Students’ Representative Council’s (SSRC) Action Committee, with support from the wider Black Consciousness Movement.
Orlando Stadium, June 16, 2011
Orlando Stadium, June 16, 2011
The Soweto Uprising, also known as «June 16», was a series of student-led protests in South Africa that began on the morning of June 16, 1976.
Orlando Stadium, June 16, 2011
Students from numerous Sowetan schools began to protest in the streets of Soweto, in response to the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in local schools.
Orlando Stadium, June 16, 2011
An estimated 20 000 students took part in the protests, and roughly 176 people were killed. The 16th of June is now a public holiday, Youth Day, in South Africa, in remembrance of the events in 1976.
Orlando Stadium, June 16, 2011
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audio recording of Antoinette Sithole [ Audio File, June 16, 1976 ]
txt wikipedia [ Soweto uprising ]
picts by [ dewil.ch ] (cc) JHB, June 16 2011
Zuma at Orlando Stadium, Soweto, June 16 2011
