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Crowd of young people with posters: "Away with Afrikaans"

Theme: The Youth take charge: the Soweto Uprising of June 1976


Call Number: 24.2.2
Identifier: AL2547_24.2.2
Title: Crowd of young people with posters: "Away with Afrikaans"
Date: 16 June 1976
Subject: "Away with Afrikaans";
Education;
June 16;
Peter Magubane;
Protests;
Youth
Description: This black and white photograph of a crowd of young people with posters 'Away with Afrikaans' to be taken away was taken by Peter Magubane for the International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) during the Soweto uprising on June 16, 1976. This photograph was digitised by Africa Media Online (AMO) in 2009. Included in SAHA exhibition kit and virtual exhibition - 'The Future is Ours: Commemorating Youth in the Struggle'
Creator: Peter Magubane for the International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
Type: Photograph
Format: Access image - jpeg
Preservation image - tiff
Source: SAHA collection AL2547
Coverage: Soweto, South Africa
Rights: Peter Magubane for the International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
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