what is the relation of 16 june,1976 (south african riots) to human rights?
2006-07-13 20:57:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
When I first saw your question I thought you ment juneteenth. But that is June 19th and celebrates the end of slavery int the US.
see: http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm
June 16th is a holiday in south africa. Before 1976 blacks in south africa were only educated in order to serve the white people that lived there. Then June 16th 1976 the students protested and many died.
The dawn of 17 June revealed burnt-out cars and trucks blocking the roads, virtually every liquor store, beerhall, and community centre burnt to the ground. And dead bodies lying in the streets. The official death toll was 23; others put it as high as 200. Many hundreds of people were injured.
2006-07-13 21:40:49 · answer #1 · answered by 5cent Frog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deaths result from student-police confrontations in Johannesburg, South Africa. Police fire into students; 2 white motorists dragged from cars and stoned to death.
Trouble began with student protest. Grew into massive protest. Buildings burned; white people attacked. Soweto, town 15 mile from Johannesburg, gravely affected. Attacks on motorists noted. Police action explained. Students had protested teaching of Afrikaans Dutch-African language of hardline apartheidists. White students back black students. Effect on Henry Kissinger-John Vorster meeting considered.
2006-07-13 22:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by bear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋