Witness   /     Soweto uprising: Children who marched against apartheid

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When South African schoolchildren marched in protest against having to study Afrikaans in 1976, they were gunned down by the police.The killings sparked a cycle of protests across the country against the racist apartheid regime.In 2010, march organiser Bongi Mkhabela told Alan Johnston about her memories of the Soweto uprising.(Photo: Protestors on the march. Credit: Bongani Mnguni/CityPress/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Subtitle
In 1976, an uprising was sparked when demonstrating children were gunned down
Duration
592
Publishing date
2024-04-23 09:00
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5ym4
Contributors
  BBC World Service
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