The Soweto uprising began on June 16 1976 when Black schoolchildren in the township of Soweto protested against the introduction of Afrikaans as the language of instruction. Hundreds were killed and wounded. The repression signaled the ultimate downfall of apartheid in 1994.
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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