‘Soweto uprising June 16 1976 South Africa’

Published at 890 × 302 in The 16 June 1976 Soweto students’ uprising – as it happened

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)