‘Soweto uprising June 16 1976 South Africa’

Two of the many placards produced by students during the uprising (confiscated and photographed by the police) highlight their antagonism to Afrikaans. The placards were written in English, the students' second language. (Doing Violence to Memory: The Soweto Uprising)

Two of the many placards produced by students during the uprising (confiscated and photographed by the police) highlight their antagonism to Afrikaans. The placards were written in English, the students’ second language. (Doing Violence to Memory: The Soweto Uprising)

Two of the many placards produced by students during the uprising (confiscated and photographed by the police) highlight their antagonism to Afrikaans. The placards were written in English, the students’ second language. (Doing Violence to Memory: The Soweto Uprising)