When high-school students in Soweto started protesting for better education on 16 June 1976, police responded with teargas and live bullets. It is commemorated today by a South African national holiday, Youth day, which honors all the young people who lost their lives in the struggle against Apartheid and Bantu Education.
This Day in African History — Soweto Student Uprising
By Alistair Boddy-Evans, About.com GuideJune 16, 2012
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i honour all our parents and granparents who suffered very much to make sure that we are all equal and all living in a world inwhich we are all equal rights …thank you so much!!
35 Years ago, the youth of Soweto stood up and fought for their rights but little did they know that lives were to be lost, kudos to all of you that fought on the 16th of June 35 years ago(1976)***Isaac Bonakele Qubu***
They lost their lives because they stood for thier rights and for the coming gerenation rights. May they live happily in heaven.