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The 50th Anniversary of the Soweto Uprising: Media

June 16 is the anniversary of the Soweto Uprising. It is also observed as Youth Day in South Africa and as Day of the African Child in Africa.

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Soweto Uprising, June 21, 1976
South African rioters using cars as roadblocks during an uprising in Soweto, South...
Keystone—Hulton Archive/Getty Images