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Calls for unity as parties hold separate Youth Day events
JOHANNESBURG - Youth Day is rooted in unity, courage, and collective action.
Various political parties held gatherings on Monday to mark the event.
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The Soweto Uprising in 1976 marked when more than 10,000 pupils marched against the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in schools.
They were met by apartheid police, who opened fire on the children with teargas and live ammunition.
The image of Hector Peterson being carried by Mbuyisa Makhubo after being shot brought into sharp focus, the violent oppression of black people under apartheid.
