Soweto Burning : A Johannesburg family’s Journey to the 1976 Soweto Uprising – Don Emby

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In the 1950s a routine underground inspection in a gold mine turns into a horrifying experience for a South African mining engineer.
In the 1970s a young woman decides to hike the Fish River Canyon in Namibia; and an American Catholic priest journeys to Soweto to care for abused women and children.
These seemingly unrelated strands form the foundation of a family’s journey to a day that would forever change them – and the country in which they live. Wednesday 16 June 1976, the day on which high school pupils in Soweto organised a riot to protest against the use of Afrikaans as a medium of education, marked a clear watershed for South Africa.
Soweto Burning, is part factual history and part fictional novel, portrays the parallel journey of a family and a country to a crescendo that rocked the world. It starkly illustrates how this dramatic turning point, and the policy of racial segregation through Apartheid, affected one white family and the country as a whole; how our actions impact on others, and how even one courageous decision can change countless lives.
Softcover in mint condition, Like New, fresh clean inside great cover, no creases,or ink inscriptions fr’0m previous owner, (dont think they read it )