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Soweto Uprising: How do oppressed people fight back against injustice and oppression?

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Imagine that during next school year, you will be required to learn all of your lessons in Russian. What would your reaction be?

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Listen to https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3cswsrr

Bongi spoke about the courage it took for students to stage their protest march and she mentioned that one of her classmates broke out in song. How does music play a role in protest movements? Why is music so powerful? What else gave students the courage to march on June 16, 1976?

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This uprising went on for months even though within the first two weeks nearly 600 Blacks were murdered, and thousands injured. Why do you think students and adults continued in the face of such government violence? (use whatever background knowledge / quick research you have about America’s Civil Rights Movement waged by African Americans when thinking about this discussion prompt.)

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What is your understanding of how oppressed people organize to dismantle injustice and oppression?

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Finished Early? WOW! Look at you go, lets take history and make it current...

Choose one of two group options to explore

The Dream Defenders - tab onto the “Freedom Papers” . examine two of the seven “Freedoms” the Dream Defenders espouse as part of their platform.
  • Do you agree or disagree with the statements you just read? Why or why not? Specify.
  • How do you think the Dream Defenders will achieve their stated goals? (To answer this check out other parts of the website.)
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The March for Our Lives - click on the Policy Agenda . examine two of the ten policy agenda items.
  • How do you feel about the policy agenda items you read? Which are they?
  • What steps are the student organizers taking to secure the changes they’re demanding in their policy agenda? (To answer this prompt check out other parts of the website.)