The Guardian Australia
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·3 hours ago
‘Then the firing started’: the Soweto uprising remembered 50 years on
On June 16, 1976, thousands of South African students marched in Soweto to protest against Afrikaans in education, but chaos erupted as police responded with violence. Accounts mark the day with at least 23 official fatalities, but estimates suggest over 200 dead. The uprising galvanized a new wave of anti-apartheid activism, reshaping the struggle against racial oppression.
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