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206 Soweto Riots 1976 Stock Photos & High-Res Pictures

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African boy in front of mural protesting Soweto riots, Johannesburg, South Africa

African boy and protest mural

Soweto youths kneeling in front of the police holding their hands in the air showing the peace signon June 16 in Soweto, South Africa.

Soweto Massacre

Black students demonstrate in protest against having to use Afrikaans language at school, in Soweto, in August 1976. After violent clashes in Soweto...

SOUTH AFRICA-APARTHEID-RIOTS

Rioter in Soweto, South Africa.

Black students protesting against the compulsory teaching of Dutch-based Afrikaans in schools charge during a riot in Soweto. Police opened fire on...

Rioting in Soweto

South African rioters in Soweto use cars as roadblocks during unrest stemming from protests against the use of Afrikaans in schools.

Over 100 people were killed and more than 1000 injured in South Africa following anti-apartheid protests in Soweto, near Johannesburg.

Over 100 people were killed and more than 1000 injured in South Africa following anti-apartheid protests in Soweto, near Johannesburgh.

Young rioters surround a burning bus during the Soweto Uprising in Johannesburg, 17th June 1976. The riots were a reaction against the government's...

Soweto Uprising

White police and soldiers attack black students protesting against the use of Afrikaans in lessons. One hundred people killed and a thousand were...

Rioting in Soweto

Injured people waiting for treatment after a riot in Soweto, outside Johannesburg, South Africa. The rioting started after police opened fire on a...

Soweto Casualties

Police in Soweto Township pick up the body of a white man killed in riots. Black students protested the teaching of Afrikaans, the language preferred...

South African Police Lifting a Body

Emeutiers noirs alignés le long d'une grille et surveillés par deux militaires blancs en 1976 à Soweto, Afrique du Sud.

Emeutes à Soweto

Dead in Rioting. Johannesburg, South Africa: Residents drag away a dead man in coveralls in the black township of Soweto after police fired into...

Men Dragging Corpse

Un jeune émeutier noir arrêté par des Afrikaans en juin 1976 à Soweto, Afrique du Sud.

Emeutes à Soweto

Daily news page 2, June 17 Headline: Yank Envoy to Lebanon Is Shot Dead, Robert Waring. 6 Die as S. Africa Blacks Riot, Police Fire Into Them,...

Daily News page Yank Envoy to Lebanon Is Shot Dead - 6 Die as S. Africa Blacks Riot, Police Fire Into Them - Arrest 2 VA Nurses In Hospital Deaths

Demonstrators in the streets during the Soweto uprising, South Africa, 21st June 1976.

Soweto Uprising

Protesting pupils use the Regina Mundi Church as a refuge during the student uprising on June 16, 1976 in Soweto in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Regina Mundi Church turns 50

Johannesburg; Demonstrating school children in black suburb of Soweto, outside Johannesburg, shouting black power slogans in third day of...

School Children Shouting

Un groupe d'émeutiers noirs les mains en l'air le long d'une grille sont surveillés par un militaire blanc armé d'une mitraillette en juin 1976 à...

Emeutes à Soweto

Picture dated August 1976 in Soweto of buildings burning during a black students protest against having to use Afrikaans language at school. After...

SOUTH AFRICA-APARTHEID-RIOTS

Protesting pupils use the Regina Mundi Church as a refuge during the student uprising on June 16, 1976 in Soweto in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Regina Mundi Church turns 50

Zulus being addressed by police in the South African township of Soweto, after several days of tribal conflicts, in which ten people have died, 25th...

Unrest In Soweto

An injured man is helped away from a riot scene in the South African township of Soweto, during tribal conflicts, 25th August 1976. The man...

Black students face police forces during racial riots in Cape Town, 12 August 1976. After violent clashes in Soweto in June 1976, UN Security Council...

SOUTH AFRICA-APARTHEID-RIOTS

Peaceful protest turned into a massacre when police opened fire on the protestors on June 16 in Soweto, South Africa.

Soweto Massacre

Protesting pupils use the Regina Mundi Church as a refuge during the student uprising on June 16, 1976 in Soweto in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Regina Mundi Church turns 50

Demonstrators run away from a police charge during racial riots, in Cape town, in October 1976. After violent clashes in Soweto on June 1976, new...

SOUTH AFRICA-APARTHEID-RIOTS

An armed police officer trains his rifle on demonstrators during unrest near Cape Town, South Africa, 16th September 1976. The violence comes in the...

South Africa Gives In Over Soweto Schools Following Yesterdays Riots In Three African Townships.

Cape Area For Whites Only

Yank Envoy to Lebanon is Shot Dead - Francis E. Meloy Jr. Robert O. Waring 6 Die as South Africa Blacks Riot, Police Fire Into Them Arrest 2 VA...

Young people participate in a march to commemorate Youth Day in Soweto Township on June 16, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Youth Day...

Youth Day Is Celebrated in South Africa

Black soldier arrests a demonstrator in Soweto, 16 June 1976, during a students protest against having to use Afrikaans language at school. This...

SOUTH AFRICA-APARTHEID-SOWETO-RIOTS

People walk on the street because of a transport strike decided by black militants after violent clashes in Soweto in June 1976. After these riots,...

SOUTH AFRICA-APARTHEID-STRIKE

Families of victims wait in line at the morgue to identify victims of the violent and bloody clashes that occurred 18 June 1976 in Soweto and...

SOUTH AFRICA-APARTHEID-RIOTS

Black youths stoning a car during unrest in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa, 16th September 1976. The violence comes in the wake of the Soweto...

Car Stoned In Athlone

South African soldier holding a tear gas grenade launcher during rioting near Cape Town, South Africa, 15th September 1976. The unrest comes in the...

Soldier At Riot

Seniors at Morris Isaacson High School in Soweto, South Africa, sleep on classroom tables after studying all night. The high school is renowned as...

South African Students Sleeping in Classroom

General view of the former home of Nelson Mandela on VilaKazi St as people commemorate Youth Day in Soweto Township on June 16, 2013 in Johannesburg,...

Youth Day Is Celebrated in South Africa

Thousands of people participate in a march to commemorate Youth Day in Soweto Township on June 16, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Youth Day...

Youth Day Is Celebrated in South Africa

Thousands of people participate in a march to commemorate Youth Day in Soweto Township on June 16, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Youth Day...

Youth Day Is Celebrated in South Africa

White residents are caught in police tear gas during unrest in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa, 15th September 1976. The violence comes in the wake...

Tear Gas Victim

Boutique de vêtements aux grilles fermées lors des émeutes de Soweto en juin 1976, Afrique du Sud.

Emeutes à Soweto

Children play soccer in the street of a township near the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium during Youth Day, a national holiday, on June 16, 2009 in...

South African Kids Play Street Football

Children play soccer in the street of a township near the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium during Youth Day, a national holiday, on June 16, 2009 in...

South African Kids Play Street Football

Children play soccer in the street of a township near the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium during Youth Day, a national holiday, on June 16, 2009 in...

South African Kids Play Street Football

Children play soccer in the street of a township near the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium during Youth Day, a national holiday, on June 16, 2009 in...

South African Kids Play Street Football

Children play soccer in the street of a township near the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium during Youth Day, a national holiday, on June 16, 2009 in...

South African Kids Play Street Football

Children play soccer in the street of a township near the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium during Youth Day, a national holiday, on June 16, 2009 in...

South African Kids Play Street Football

Children play soccer in the street of a township near the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium during Youth Day, a national holiday, on June 16, 2009 in...

South African Kids Play Street Football

Children play soccer in the street of a township near the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium during Youth Day, a national holiday, on June 16, 2009 in...

South African Kids Play Street Football

Children play soccer in the street near the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium during Youth Day, a national holiday, on June16, 2009 in Bloemfontein, South...

South African Kids Play Street Football

Children play soccer in the street near the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium during Youth Day, a national holiday, on June16, 2009 in Bloemfontein, South...

South African Kids Play Street Football

Children play soccer in a street near the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium during Youth Day, a national holiday, on June 16, 2009 in Bloemfontein, South...

South African Kids Play Street Football

Children play soccer in the street near the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium during Youth Day, a national holiday, on June 16, 2009 in Bloemfontein, South...

South African Kids Play Street Football

South African residents showcase a banner protesting against the xenophobia attacks that happen through out the country, at the June the16th youth...

South African residents showcase a banne

South African youth attend the 32nd anniversary of the 16th June 1976 first Soweto uprising against the Apartheid government at the University of...

South African youth attend the 32nd anni

Poster recognizing anniversary of June 16, 1976 riots in Soweto.

Poster recognizing anniversary of June 16 1976 riots in

Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA: US senator for Illinois, Barak Obama visits Hector Pieterson Museum in Soweto, Johannesburg, guided by Pieterson's sister...

US senator for Illinois, Barak Obama (L)

Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA: US senator for Illinois, Barak Obama visits Hector Pieterson Museum in Soweto, Johannesburg, guided by Pieterson's sister...

US senator for Illinois, Barak Obama (C)

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