Soweto 1976

February 16, 2007 at 12:49pm

In South Africa, on June 16th, 1976, a group of school children in the black township of Soweto decided to hold a protest. At the time, nobody thought their action would change the course of a nation. Produced by Joe Richman and Ben Shapiro.  This piece was originally broadcast on June 16th, 2006 for the 30th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising on NPR's All Things Considered.Length: 13 minRead the transcriptTo find out more about South Africa and apartheid this Black History Month, check out Mandela: An Audio History----Radio Diaries is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people document their own lives for public radio. To find out more and to hear all our stories, visit radiodiaries.org.

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