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On 16 June 1976, high school students from various Sowetan schools took to the streets of Soweto to protest the introduction of Afrikaans as the main medium of instruction in their schools.
Over 20 000 students took part in the protests, which later became known as the Sowetan Uprising. These protests turned very violent as police intervened and many people died and were badly injured.
Yesterday, we remembered this day and the estimated 700 people who died.
We asked our readers on Twitter to tell us what Youth Day means to them in just 3 words:
@Women24 freedom, opportunity & education #YouthDay
— FunkyLemon (@FunkyLemon4) June 17, 2015
@Women24 Freedom ,happiness, Opportunities #YouthDay
— RehanaSeedat.5 (@rehanaseedat) June 16, 2015
@Women24 #youthday Remembrance. Freedom. Future
— Jasmine Chieh-Yu Ho (@jasapple) June 16, 2015
@Women24 #youthday Remembrance. Freedom. Future
— Jasmine Chieh-Yu Ho (@jasapple) June 16, 2015
@Women24 courage, determination, education
— Depashni Marie (@depashni) June 16, 2015
@women24 #Youthday sadness,freedom,achievement
— Mandy Anton Govender (@Mandy_Anton_Gov) June 16, 2015
@Women24 Education For All #YouthDay
— Embrensia Hanekom (@e_hanekom) June 16, 2015
@Women24 learn love live #YouthDay
— katherine hurpaul (@katehurpaul) June 16, 2015
Sacrifice. Liberation. Worthiness @Women24 #YouthDay
— Kay (@Beydaisy) June 16, 2015
@Women24 educated, powerful, future xx
— Cornell Botha (@cornelli_) June 16, 2015
@Women24 History, Memorialize, Freedom #YouthDay
— Fathima K? (@fathima_k_) June 16, 2015
@Women24 #youthDay Young hearts remembered
— prilene kistnasami (@PRILENE) June 16, 2015
