Youth Day: June 16 (Exploring Our National Days)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1770092358
ISBN 13
9781770092358
Category
History
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Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Pages
72
Description
In honor of the 30th anniversary of June 16, 1976—now called Youth Day in South Africa—this book provides an account of the events leading up to the Soweto uprising, which was ignited by police brutality toward students protesting the compulsory teaching of half their subjects in Afrikaans. Thumbnail sketches of key leaders such as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Tsietsie Mashinini, Sam Nzima, and Hector Pieterson are included, as well as a list of documentary movies and other resources to widen the knowledge of young people about crucial aspects of South Africa's struggle against apartheid. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
4
