Soweto Massacre, 1976
•1976 black students protested that they had to be educated in Afrikaans
•Revolt in Soweto and other townships resulted in as many as 575 deaths
•Prominent youth leader Steve Biko was beaten to death by police
•Youth became very active in the ANC after this
•“Total Strategy” was devoloped where they sabotaged SA cities
•Civil disobedience, strikes, boycotts and even more violent measures continued and increased
•Revolt in Soweto and other townships resulted in as many as 575 deaths
•Prominent youth leader Steve Biko was beaten to death by police
•Youth became very active in the ANC after this
•“Total Strategy” was devoloped where they sabotaged SA cities
•Civil disobedience, strikes, boycotts and even more violent measures continued and increased
Question:Could another form of protest helped get their point across instead of having been able to lose so many lives in the process?
Summary
The Soweto massacre was one of the first sad incidents that many lives were lost while fighting for basic human rights and beliefs.