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The Black Student Rebellion of 1976

Nieftagodien, Noor
http://amandla.org.za/the-black-student-rebellion-of-1976/

Publisher:  Amandla
Date Written:  16/06/2016
Year Published:  2016  
Resource Type:  Article

A defining feature of the 1976 uprising was the decisive entry of black students onto the stage of history. Until the 1960s, the number of Africans in schools remained relatively low. But the urban African population was growing, especially the number of young people. And industry required a larger pool of industrial labour. So there was a rapid expansion of schooling for Africans. In 1976 there were 3.8 million Africans in schools. Nearly 10% percent of those were in secondary schools. In Soweto alone the number of secondary school students increased from approximately 12,500 to more than 34,000.

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