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Soweto Riots- 1976

Soweto Riots- 1976

Township near Johannesberg with over 1 million blacks
Centered around the teaching of Afrikaans
Started with class boycotts, led to largest riots in South African history

The march in Soweto spread to other towns in South Africa.

The march in Soweto spread to other towns in South Africa.
The march in Soweto was meant to be peaceful and nonviolent.
However, it wasn't taken as a march to make a point nonviolently.
Many people were killed, including thirteen year old children.

Young people had been forced to learn Afrikaans in school, the language of the Dutch settlers.

Young people had been forced to learn Afrikaans in school, the language of the Dutch settlers.
They were not allowed to speak or learn in their own language.
June 16, 1976, school-children protesting the right to be taught in their own language were shot by police. 69 school-kids died. The day is now commemorated in South Africa as Youth Day.
People around the world were outraged. But it was to be almost 20 years until the Apartheid system collapsed.
At the time, Nelson Mandela was serving his time in prison for what the government called ‘terrorist’ activities.

When high-school students in Soweto

When high-school students in Soweto
started protesting for better education
on June 16, 1976,police responded
with teargas and live bullets. In the
aftermath, the plan for schooling in
Afrikaans was dropped and the UN
banned sales of weapons to South
Africa in 1977.

"It was a picture that got the world‘s attention: A frozen moment in time that showed 13-year-old Hector Peterson dying after being struck down by a policeman's bullet. At his side was his 17-year-old sister. ” (source)

"It was a picture that got the world‘s attention: A frozen moment in time that showed 13-year-old Hector Peterson dying after being struck down by a policeman's bullet. At his side was his 17-year-old sister. ” (source)

On June 16 Between 15,000 and 20,000 high-school students in Soweto marched in protest, calling for better education for blacks.

On June 16 Between 15,000 and 20,000 high-school students in Soweto marched in protest, calling for better education for blacks.
Police responded by releasing attack dogs and firing teargas and live bullets into the crowd.
Students threw rocks and started setting fires to symbols of apartheid, such as government buildings and beer halls.
Army helicopters and Anti-Urban Terrorism units arrived.
The battle between students and police continued into the night.
Some estimated the death toll at 200.
Many more were injured.
The rioting spread to other towns and the government closed the schools

June 1976 – Soweto uprisings ignited new wave of activism – call to make South Africa ‘ungovernable’

June 1976 – Soweto uprisings ignited new wave of activism – call to make South Africa ‘ungovernable’

International solidarity
Divestment and Sanctions
Free Mandela Campaign

If you were a black student in South Africa, would you have taken part in either of the protests?

If you were a black student in South Africa, would you have taken part in either of the protests?
Why or why not?

Emerges from black-only universities

Emerges from black-only universities

Establishment of South African Students Union (SASO)

Influenced by black power in the U.S., black theology
Black African empowerment through internal strength
Self-reliant struggle: black Africans must lead their own emancipation movement
Means: community re-organization, self-reliance, student activism

In the context of the struggle against apartheid, Biko argued that the first step towards liberation was to reshape the way in which black Africans understood their own situation

In the context of the struggle against apartheid, Biko argued that the first step towards liberation was to reshape the way in which black Africans understood their own situation

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If you were a black non-citizen in South Africa, how would you resist and protest against apartheid? Explain

Soweto Riots- 1976 Soweto Riots- 1976

Soweto Riots- 1976

Soweto Riots- 1976

The march in Soweto spread to other towns in South Africa.

Young people had been forced to learn Afrikaans in school, the language of the Dutch settlers.

Young people had been forced to learn Afrikaans in school, the language of the Dutch settlers.

They were not allowed to speak or learn in their own language.

June 16, 1976, school-children protesting the right to be taught in their own language were shot by police. 69 school-kids died. The day is now commemorated in South Africa as Youth Day.

People around the world were outraged. But it was to be almost 20 years until the Apartheid system collapsed.

At the time, Nelson Mandela was serving his time in prison for what the government called ‘terrorist’ activities.

When high-school students in Soweto

When high-school students in Soweto

started protesting for better education

on June 16, 1976,police responded

with teargas and live bullets. In the

aftermath, the plan for schooling in

Afrikaans was dropped and the UN

banned sales of weapons to South

Africa in 1977.

"It was a picture that got the world‘s attention: A frozen moment in time that showed 13-year-old Hector Peterson dying after being struck down by a policeman's bullet. At his side was his 17-year-old sister. ” (source)

"It was a picture that got the world‘s attention: A frozen moment in time that showed 13-year-old Hector Peterson dying after being struck down by a policeman's bullet. At his side was his 17-year-old sister. ” (source)

On June 16 Between 15,000 and 20,000 high-school students in Soweto marched in protest, calling for better education for blacks.

On June 16 Between 15,000 and 20,000 high-school students in Soweto marched in protest, calling for better education for blacks.

Police responded by releasing attack dogs and firing teargas and live bullets into the crowd.

Students threw rocks and started setting fires to symbols of apartheid, such as government buildings and beer halls.

Army helicopters and Anti-Urban Terrorism units arrived.

The battle between students and police continued into the night.

Some estimated the death toll at 200.

Many more were injured.

The rioting spread to other towns and the government closed the schools

June 1976 – Soweto uprisings ignited new wave of activism – call to make South Africa ‘ungovernable’

June 1976 – Soweto uprisings ignited new wave of activism – call to make South Africa ‘ungovernable’

If you were a black student in South Africa, would you have taken part in either of the protests?

If you were a black student in South Africa, would you have taken part in either of the protests?

Why or why not?

Emerges from black-only universities

Emerges from black-only universities

Influenced by black power in the U.S., black theology

Black African empowerment through internal strength

Self-reliant struggle: black Africans must lead their own emancipation movement

Means: community re-organization, self-reliance, student activism

In the context of the struggle against apartheid, Biko argued that the first step towards liberation was to reshape the way in which black Africans understood their own situation

In the context of the struggle against apartheid, Biko argued that the first step towards liberation was to reshape the way in which black Africans understood their own situation