MM
Frankly, I don’t recall ever hearing of Hector Pieterson before today. I am old enough to remember the shameful violence of the government against its own people but until today I did not know of...
BB
This is well worth a short visit, as the death of Hector Pieterson was critical in the march toward the end of Apartheid, yet continues to carry significance in understanding the culture of South...
TT
The museum give you a peek into SA's history in 1976. This is a prelude that led to the Freedom of South African from the tentacles of apartheid. Young people of this country made it possible, a...
DD
Our students liked to take pictures at the park and shop with the vendors across the street. We didn't go into museum, but had a guide tell us about the square outside.
TB
An interesting SA history about what happened in 1976. we called it the Black Power. A memorial commemorates thus
BB
The Hector Pieterson Memorial was a stop on our guided tour of Soweto with City Sightseeing and it was for us the first time that we learned about Hector Pieterson and his impact on the fight against...
MM
Hector himself (or at least his image) is of course so well known, but to learn more of his story and by implication that of so many other young children who endured apartheid, but also to read the...
DC
This site memorializes a student uprising that was the turning point in the fight against Apartheid. It was after this student's death that momentum seemed to build and US students started calling...
KK
This is right outside the Hector Pieterson Museum. Important to visit as part of the entire experience.
JJ
Take a walk down SA's history. What love about this memorial that it forms part of the vibey street life of Soweto. Ao, although a place of quiet reflection it is not removed from the heart of...