Soweto Massacre
•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 increase
•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 increase
Question: Why was it that black people weren't educated in Afrikaans?
Summary: Black students in the Soweto township located in SA revolted against education in Afrikaans in 1976. There were 575 deaths because of police brutality. Youth then became involved in the ANC and began to commence a revolution against the Apartheid.