Hector Pieterson Museum

A point of interest featured in The City of Gold Guidelet.

A option in Soweto iNingizimu Afrika.

Located at 8288 Maseko Street, Orlando West

Why Go: The museum is intrinsically connected to the launching of the Soweto Uprisings and its aftermath.On 16 June 1976, a mob of students had gathered in Orlando West where the Hector Pieterson Museum is presently located to launch a demonstration march against the command of the Afrikaans language as the medium of instruction in Soweto’s schools.



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