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This year South Africa commemorates the 33rd anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprising. On 16 June 1976 students in Soweto rioted in protest against the forced introduction of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction for half their school curriculum, sparking eight months of violent uprisings across the country. Youth Day is a national holiday in honour of all the young people who lost their lives in the struggle against Apartheid and Bantu Education. In total, over 15 000 uniformed students between the ages of 10 and 20 marched on that day. Police were sent to disperse them. When they refused, police dogs were set on them, and then teargas and live ammunition was fired without warning. Twelve year old Hector Pieterson was shot. He was picked up by Mbuyisa Makhubo, a fellow student, with Pieterson’s crying sister Antoinette running alongside. One of the achievements of the day was allowing school principals to choose their own medium of instruction, a major victory for the students. June 16 is a time for celebrating the passion, inspiration and enthusiasm that many of our youth demonstrated; it is a time for reflecting on our achievement over the past 15 years, and most importantly, it is time for reminding ourselves of the challenges we face in building our democracy.
Youth Day 2009
The child is not dead the child lifts his fists against his mother who shouts Africa!... The child is not dead Not at Langa nor at Nyanga nor at Orlando nor at Sharpeville nor at the police post at Philippi where he lies with a bullet through his brain... the child is present at all assemblies and law-giving the child peers through the windows of houses and into the hearts of mothers this child who only wanted to play in the sun at Nyanga is everywhere the child grown to a man treks on through all Africa the child grown to a giant journeys over the whole world without a pass!" Ingrid Jonker – as read by Pres. Nelson Mandela during the State of the Nation address on MAY 24, 1994
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Hector Pieterson Memorial 2009
1976 - Soweto Uprising
History in the making ...
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The mapping of the June 16 1976 Soweto student uprisings routes: past recollections and present reconstruction(s) Author: Hlongwane, Ali Khangela Source: Journal of African Cultural Studies 19, no. 1 (2007): 7-36
Title:`We must infiltrate the Tsotsis': School politics and youth... Authors:Glaser, Clive Source:Journal of Southern African Studies; Jun98, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p301, 23p Abstract:Analyzes the political culture in Sowetan high school in South Africa. Link between the South African Students Organization and South African Students Movement (SASM) during the early 1970s; Gang culture of Soweto during the late 1960s; Tensions mounted between high school students and street gangs; Role of gangs during the 1976/77 uprising
Title:Coming to Terms with the Past: Soweto, June 16th 1976. Authors:Baines, Gary1 Source:History Today; Jun2006, Vol. 56 Issue 6, p18-20, 3p Abstract: The article emphasizes the institutionalization of the memories of the Soweto uprising in the national identity of South Africa established by the African National Congress (ANC) as of June 2006. The Soweto uprising started as a peaceful demonstration of students that turned into a revolt characterized by attacks on symbols of state power in black townships when the South African police opened fire. The story of Soweto has become emblematic of the narrative of the liberation struggle that is the foundation of the post-apartheid state created by ANC.
‘I Saw a Nightmare . . .’: Violence and the Construction of Memory (Soweto, June 16, 1976) Author: Pohlandt-McCormick, Helena Source: History and Theory 39, no. 4 (2000): 23-44 (22 pages)
The Master Narrative of South Africa's Liberation Struggle: Remembering and Forgetting June 16, 1976 Author: Baines, Gary Source: The International journal of African historical studies. 40, no. 2, (2007): 283 (20 pages)
inforesources added this comment 2009-06-11 07:50:41-05:00
Ek het reg gemaak - hoop dit werk nou
inforesources added this comment 2009-06-11 01:09:18-05:00
Hi Sophie, die links na SAMedia/Sabinet werk nie
lovedelia added this comment 2009-08-04 07:07:04-05:00
i also made something for youth day, please have a look if you'd like..Here is the link. http://lovedelia.glogster.com/protesting-for-freedom/
lovedelia added this comment 2009-08-04 07:05:36-05:00
i also made something for youth day, please have a look if you'd like..
inforesources added this comment 2009-06-11 07:50:41-05:00
Ek het reg gemaak - hoop dit werk nou
inforesources added this comment 2009-06-11 01:09:18-05:00
Hi Sophie, die links na SAMedia/Sabinet werk nie
lovedelia added this comment 2009-08-04 07:07:04-05:00
i also made something for youth day, please have a look if you'd like..Here is the link. http://lovedelia.glogster.com/protesting-for-freedom/
lovedelia added this comment 2009-08-04 07:05:36-05:00
i also made something for youth day, please have a look if you'd like..