“I Saw a Nightmare…”
Doing Violence to Memory: The Soweto Uprising, June 16, 1976
by Helena Pohlandt-McCormick

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AcknowledgmentsReaders' Guide
IntroductionThe NarrativeOfficial StoriesThe ParticipantsAfrikaansMemory and ViolenceFinal ThoughtsArchive
AbbreviationsGlossary

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Orlando East beer hall. Source: SAB K345
Matjile's bottle store, Orlando East. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store, Orlando West. Source: SAB K345
Damaged drankwinkel [bottle store]. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store, Dube. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store, Orlando West. Source: SAB K345
Destroyed bottle store, Alexandra. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
People viewing damage to bottle store, Alexandra. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Looters with alcohol; note on picture: "... besig om drank ..." (... busy taking alcohol ...), Alexandra. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bar with note: "Oormaat Drank" [excessive alcohol], Soweto. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Close-up of photograph in ledger of bar with note: "Oormaat Drank" [excessive alcohol], Soweto. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store, Kwesine. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Wag 'n Bietjie Biersaal [beer hall]. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Lindela bottle store. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Lindela bottle store with broken windows. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Lindela bottle store, Lion box and broken glass. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Cyril Victor bar interior. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Cyril Victor bar with broken till. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Last Chance beer hall. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store and beer hall: boxes with broken and intact beer bottles. Note: "Nadat Dit Oopgebreek en Geroof is" [after it was broken into and robbed], Thokoza. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store, Thokoza. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store inside, Thokoza. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store office, Thokoza. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store: broken roofing, Thokoza. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store burned interior. Note: "Nadat die Polisie Onttrek en dit Geplunder en Aan Brand Gesteek is" [after the police withdrew and it was looted and burned], Thokoza. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store exterior, Thokoza. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store exterior, Thokoza. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Photograph album 38 with Thokoza bottle store photographs. June to September 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store, Mofolo. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store, Mofolo. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Blurred: bottle store, Mofolo North. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Building with two pedestrians, bottle store, Maphetla. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store, Moroka. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store, Senoane. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store, Senoane. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store, Chiawelo. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Bottle store, Chiawelo. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Beer hall, Chiawelo. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Beer hall, Chiawelo. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Nklazana bottle store, Molapo. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Nklazana bottle store, Molapo. June 1976. Source: SAB K345
Beer hall (Indingilize), Dobsonville. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Beer hall, Dobsonville. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Indingilize bottle store. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Beer hall. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Bottle store, Dobsonville. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Broken window. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Bottle store, Zola. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Hostel beer hall, Jabulani. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Bottle store, Zola. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Bottle store, Zola. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Beer hall, Zola. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Bottle store, Naledi. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Side view of bottle store, Naledi. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Beer hall, Naledi. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Beer hall, Moletsane. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Bottle store safe, Moletsane. Source: SAB K345, exhibit 328
Graffiti on beerhall in Meadowlands: "Power." Source: SAB K345 Exhibit 328
Police statement (9 July 1976) by Thomas Phillipus Kriegler. Source: SAB K345, vols. 85-86
Police statement (9 July 1976) by Kala Simon Lekganyane. Source: SAB K345, vols. 85-86
Beer hall windows, Mabopane. Source: SAB K345, vol. 190
Beer hall, Mabopane. Source: SAB K345, vol. 190
Summary of autopsy reports by Professor Taljaard; note statistics about participants' ages and alcohol consumption, gunshot wounds etc. Source: SAB K345, vol. 190
Detailed of autopsy cases by Professor Taljaard; note statistics about participants' ages and alcohol consumption, gunshot wounds etc. Source: SAB K345, vol. 190
Beer depot with broken windows, Meadowlands. Source: SAB K345, vol. 326
Phefeni bottle store, fire damage, dark entrance. Source: SAB K345, vol. 326
Bottle store with fencing partially torn off, Phefeni. Source: SAB K345, vol. 326
Truck in front of Phefeni bottle store. Source: SAB K345, vol. 326
Destroyed bus in back of Phefeni bottle store, completely burnt-out and missing rear tires. Source: SAB K345, vol. 326
Bottle store with considerable damage, Klipspruit. Source: SAB K345, vol. 326
Bottle store and beer tank, Klipspruit. Source: SAB K345, vol. 326
Burnt-out office, Dube Hostel. Source: SAB K345, vol. 326
Bottle store with "Black Power" spray-painted on outer brick wall, Dube. Source: SAB K345, vol. 326
Bottle store, Dube. Source: SAB K345, vol. 326
Autopsy documents: Lily Mithi. Source: SAB K345, vol. 99
Autopsy documents: Hector Pieterson. Source: SAB K345, vol. 99
Autopsy documents: Amos Mokoena. Source: SAB K345, vol. 99
Police statement (20 July 1976) by Stefanus Lerm. Source: SAB K345, vol. 99