Talk:Soweto uprising

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A few things. One, this article is a bit short, please expand if you can. Two, photos direly needed. Three, external links and footnotes. If you can add those, thanks alot in advance! Banes 15:06, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Accuracy 2 Improvement drive 3 This is a racist article 4 Tsietsi 5 Article name

[edit] Accuracy

There are also some problems with the accuracy of statements and events.

[edit] Improvement drive

Black Consciousness Movement has been nominated to be improved on WP:IDRIVE. If you want to see it improved, vote for it here! --Fenice 11:42, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] This is a racist article

I think this page is quite impartial and I would say even racist as it condemns the high school kids more than the police who killed innocent children who were just protesting for their rights! It's another racist and fascist white man view of a massacre of black children. I think this phrase should be eliminated: "Many senior pupils were also worried about the forthcoming Afrikaans language exams they had to take", as it looks like it is suggesting that the riots were started because black kids were lazy and didn't want to learn! This is crazy! This paragraph should be cancelled too: "The violence escalated as the students panicked and many began to throw various projectiles at police. The police opened fire as the students went on the rampage destroying anything related to the government. Administrative buildings were burned, shops looted, and some government officials were murdered by the enraged mob of students. Clashes and protests continued throughout the day, particularly in the area around the Regina Mhundi Church in Orlando and the Esso garage in Chiawelo. Schools closed early and Soweto burned as more children joined the riots. Bottle stores and beerhalls were targeted as it was felt that alcohol was used by the government to control black people," as it concentrates on the violence by the blacks while it leaves out the massacre made by the white police. I really think that this article should concentrate more on how white police officers killed black innocent kids! By the way I'm white so you can't accuse me of racism!!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Theblues (talk • contribs) 01:47, 6 January 2006.

I have cancelled the parts of the article which were not neutral and racist. 195.210.65.41 00:43, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

I have canceled the parts of the article which were extremely not neutral and racist.Theblues 00:44, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

The reason that the police opened fire was because of provocation by the actions of the students, and while it was terrible what transpired, a lot of what is perceived of the '76 disturbances is due to the exaggeration and alteration by the ANC

[edit] Tsietsi

The role of Tsietsi Mashinini needs to be added. I'd do it, but I'm not the most knowledgable. 782 Naumova 10:51, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article name

A couple of years ago, if I recall correctly, I heard a (black) radio talkshow host correcting a listener who referred to the subject of this article as riots. In South Africa, I think the term used is Soweto Uprising. I have no personal preference, but this needs to be borne in mind, if ever an objection is raised to the title. Park3r 10:15, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Ya, in fact I have never heard it refered to as a riot. How about a name change? --nocturnal omnivorous canine 00:10, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Now renamed. --Ezeu 01:22, 27 March 2007 (UTC)