The Road to Soweto
Resistance and the Uprising of 16 June 1976
1st Edition
Published on 21. April 2016
216 pages
978-1-78204-760-5 (ISBN)
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A new history of the 1976 Soweto Uprising and the events leading to it in the preceding decade, that will transform our understanding of the historical evolution of the struggle against apartheid.
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JULIAN BROWN is Associate Professor of Political Studies, University of the Witwatersrand. He is author of The Road to Soweto: Resistance and the Uprising of 16 June 1976 (2016) and Marikana: A People's History (2022). He holds a Senior Visiting Research Fellowship at the Max Planck Center, Sciences Po, Paris.
JULIAN BROWN is Associate Professor of Political Studies, University of the Witwatersrand. He is author of The Road to Soweto: Resistance and the Uprising of 16 June 1976 (2016) and Marikana: A People's History (2022). He holds a Senior Visiting Research Fellowship at the Max Planck Center, Sciences Po, Paris.
Content
Introduction: The Road to Soweto
White Student Activism in the 1960s: 'The Choice Between Silence and Protest'
The Formation of the South African Students' Organisation: 'Carving Out their Own Destiny'
Confrontation, Resistance and Reaction: 'The Minister. Cannot Ban Ideas from Men's Minds'
The Durban Strikes: 'Souls of their Own'
Reimagining Resistance in the Face of Violence: 'Cast off the Students-only Attitude'
The Pro-Frelimo Rallies of 1974: 'Stand up and be Counted'
Event and Aftermath: The Soweto Uprising
Conclusion: Consequences
White Student Activism in the 1960s: 'The Choice Between Silence and Protest'
The Formation of the South African Students' Organisation: 'Carving Out their Own Destiny'
Confrontation, Resistance and Reaction: 'The Minister. Cannot Ban Ideas from Men's Minds'
The Durban Strikes: 'Souls of their Own'
Reimagining Resistance in the Face of Violence: 'Cast off the Students-only Attitude'
The Pro-Frelimo Rallies of 1974: 'Stand up and be Counted'
Event and Aftermath: The Soweto Uprising
Conclusion: Consequences
