Collection:16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising×
37 records
Genocide Masquerading: The Politics of the Sharpeville Massacre and Soweto Uprising
“Genocide Masquerading” uncovers the implications of US foreign policy on the rise and decline of apartheid, looking specifically at the…
ArticleYouth Day: "I do not celebrate it or commemorate it" - Antoinette Sithole
Antoinette Sithole, Hector Pieterson’s sister, speaks about life after 16 June 1976.
PosterJune 16: The doors of learning and culture shall be opened
Black and white poster. Artwork of Hector Pieterson photograph. 1985 - 30 years of the Charter.
PosterJune 16: The courage of the youth ensures our victory
Silkscreened; black and brown; June 16: The courage of the youth ensures our victory
ArticleJune 16 - a day to remember
PosterSouth African Youth Day: June 16
Offset litho; black, red, green and yellow; South African youth day organisation - Discipline - Action for power and peace
PosterJune 16 Mass
Blue poster with black lettering. Artwork of eight crucifixion images in white, black and gold. Issued by Justice and Peace Commission and…
InterviewsHow June 16 demo was planned
Tebello Motapanyane, Secretary-General of the South African Students Movement, describes the events and political developments leading to…
PosterJune 16 massacre PAC challenges state violence
Cream, green and black PAC Poster. Notice of a meeting at Jabulani Amphitheatre on Tuesday, 16th June 1992. Speaker Mlamli Makwetu …
PosterJune 16: AZANIA youth day
Red, white and black; image of AZAPO members on a protest march. Words: Our blood shall not spill in vain.
Ten years of struggle and sacrifice - June 16
Offset litho; black, red, blue, green and yellow; artwork; '76 to '86: 10 years of struggle and sacrifice: June 16
PosterJune 16: the struggle continues
Yellow, black and white poster. June 16 commemoration. Struggle campaign poster.
PosterJune 16 Forward to Peoples Power
A2 pink, red and black on white; photo Hector Petersen, logos TIC and UDF; text: June 16 South African Youth Day; Forward to Peoples' Power…
PosterRemember June 16
Black, red and white poster showing images of people carrying a flag.
PosterJune 16 rally
South African flag with black and white photograph of Hector Pieterson in centre. Proposed notice of a rally. ANCYL initials.
PosterCity Press: June 16: 10 years of struggle
Black, white and red poster. Black and white photograph of people protesting. City Press poster.
PosterRemember June 16 1976
A2 yellow, red and black on white; photo Hector Petersen, youths demonstrating with UDF affiliate banners; text: Remember June 16 1976;…
PosterUmhla ka June 16 usuku lwethu
Yellow, red, black and white poster. Black and white artwork of a crowd protesting. Yellow image of Hector Pieterson in front. COSATU Logo.
PosterMass action for peoples power: June 16
Offset litho; black and red; Mass action for peoples power: June 16
Letter from Stanley Gqajela to Monwabisi Yako, giving instructions for leaving South Africa, late 1975
PosterLenasia Youth League : June 16
White background with red lettering. Image of Hector Peterson being carried. South African Youth Day. 10 Fighting years.
PosterRemember June 16
Black and white poster. Black artwork of Hector Pieterson. Black artwork of people marching carrying a flag with date June 16.
ArticleJune 16: South Africa's Youth Day
Speakers notes for the 12th anniversary of June 16th, 1976. Examines the significance of the day, the enemy reaction, the responsibility of…
June 16: The struggle continues
Silkscreened; black and yellow; June 16 : The struggle continues : We learnt by losing children and dying terrible deaths how to hold a gun…
PosterJune 16 marches
Title in black block with white letters. List of venues and speakers for marches in black letters on white poster. Black and white image of…
PosterChristopher Pruter and memorial cup soccer tournament: remember June 16
Red and white; with artwork of a footballers' leg. Notice of a soccer tournament, organised by the Cape Youth Congress - Bonteheuwel…
PosterJune 16 is our National Youth Day
White poster with red lettering. Artwork of Hector Pieterson. Issued by ASAC.
PoemJune 16 year of the spear (a poem)
June 16 leaflet
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the anniversary of the SOWETO Uprising on 16 June 1976 16 June 1994
Master of Ceremonies Honourable Ministers of the Government of National Unity Honourable Provincial Premiers and cabinet members …
ArticleStudent walkouts have changed history before. In South Africa, one helped end apartheid by DeNeen L. Brown (The Washington Post), 14 March 2018
Hector Pieterson, a 12-year-old South African boy, was one of the first students to die. On June 16, 1976, more than 10,000 black high…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the tenth anniversary of the Soweto uprising, 16 June 1986
On June 16, 1976, as we all know, the children of Soweto, Mamelodi, Gugulethu and other areas rose united in response to a massacre…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on 16 June 1984
The month of June, like no other month, carries a galaxy of dates each of which records and bears witness to the heroic content of our…
40 years after: Understanding the Soweto Uprising by Motsoko Pheko (Pambazuka News), 30 June 2016
The Soweto Uprising of June 16, 1976 did not just drop from the sky. The Black students of South Africa did not wake up one day and begin…
Soweto forty years on: The Black student rebellion of 1976 by Professor Noor Nieftagodien
June 18, 2016 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Amandla! Magazine — A defining feature of the 1976 uprising…
"The Count-Down has Started": Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the Soweto Uprising by O. R. Tambo, 16 June 1986
On June 16, 1976, as we all know, the children of Soweto, Mamelodi, Gugulethu and other areas rose united in response to a massacre…
ArticleRemembering French Investments In Apartheid South Africa, 17 December 2013
With politicians showing unusual agreement among themselves and media focused on the "global" tribute to Nelson Mandela, there has been…