The Soweto uprising, also known as the Soweto riots, was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa during apartheid that began on the morning of 16 June 1976.

Jun 16, 2023 · The Soweto Uprising was a student-led protest that began on June 16, 1976, in Soweto, South Africa, against the government’s plans to impose the Afrikaans language as a medium of instruction in schools for Black students.

May 21, 2013 · The June 16 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa. Events that triggered the uprising can be traced back to policies of the Apartheid government that resulted in the introduction of the Bantu Education Act in 1953.

Nov 20, 2019 · On June 16, 1976, black high school students numbering in their thousands from different schools took to the streets of Soweto to protest. They were expressing their grievances over a racially discriminatory educational policy that forced them to use Afrikaans as the official language in the classroom.

Dec 26, 2024 · It took one day for young South Africans to change the course of the country’s history. The day was 16 June 1976. Here’s an hour-by-hour account of the 1976 Soweto students’ uprising.

The Soweto Uprising, the police response, and the protests that followed led to greater international exposure, and censure, for the South African government and its policy of apartheid. In South Africa, June 16 is now observed annually …

Aug 1, 2017 · The Soweto Student Uprising began on the morning of June 16, 1976, when students from various schools in Soweto, a neighborhood of Johannesburg, went to the streets to peacefully protest the introduction of the Afrikaans language as a …

Jun 13, 2006 · In June 1976, black anger finally boiled over. It was the pass laws, and the whole system of apartheid, that formed the backdrop to the protests that became known as the Soweto uprising. Dawn...

Jul 14, 2024 · The Soweto Uprising of 1976 remains a defining moment in South Africa's history. It was a powerful demonstration of the courage and determination of young people to fight for their rights and freedom.

June 16 commemorates the Soweto Uprising, the gallant and courageous struggles of students against the imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction to further culturally subjugate Africans.