June 16, 1976 thousands of youth in Soweto protested in their classrooms and then started marching towards Orlando stadium where almost 10,000 unarmed students gathered for a peaceful planned protest.
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South African History Online. (2017, June 2). June Uprising. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0123436
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