Struggle for Justice: Soweto 30 years back tomorrow...

15-June-2006

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[ Terrorism , Racism ]

In South Africa 30 years tomorrow young people took to the streets (estimate of 10,000) to protest against being forced to learn Africaans in school. This was clearly viewed as the language of the oppressor. Police open fired and killed 566+ people . This was the worst crisis since the Sharpeville Massacre in 1961 - the Soweto uprising. Soweta was viewed as the beginning of the end for apartheid. Within 2 years the black working class took centre stage and by the late 1980's apartheid was on its knees. It forced a negotiated political settlement..

The image below by Camera Rwanda needs reading. Suggest you click through to her site and read the words by Lucille Davie.


Glenn; 15-June-2006 12:16:38; forum (0) help

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