On June 16, 1976, thousands of black students in Soweto took to the streets, demanding quality education and rejecting the apartheid regime's language impositions. Many never returned home. Unarmed, they died staring at the brutal gun barrel of apartheid. Official figures say 176, but some estimates say as many as 700 children were killed on that day.
The tragedy of Soweto sparked a profound transformation in how Africa and the world now view children, justice, and dignity. Soweto demonstrated that children are not passive victims, but activ
