Day 2: Nelson Mandela Apartheid Museum

On day 2 in Johannesburg, the group went to Soweto, the largest township in Johannesburg, home to around 4 million people. In this township, the Apartheid Museum was built to honor the June 16th, 1976 uprising by local youth against the government. The uprising was in response to the government's insistence on establishing the Afrikanns language in school instead of engligh. On June 16th, Hector Peterson, a 13 year-old boy, was shot and killed, putting South Africa and apartheid in the international spotlight. June 16th is now recognized as Youth Day in South Africa.