Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the Soweto Uprising. This is a dual timeline that summarizes the events on that fateful day through photos and quotes.
The upper timeline focuses on the police and other authorities. The lower timeline focuses on the students and their supporters. With the timelines in parallel, you will be able to grasp the disconnect between the perspective of the police, and the perspective of the students. Thus you will better understand the events that happened on June 16th.
Please use the scroll bar at the bottom to access different parts of our timeline. At any time you may click a picture or quote to access its original source. We have left the images and narrative up to your interpretation so please feel free to explore the timeline along with its images and quotes in any order you wish.