Today, we had a full day tour in Jo'burg. The original plan was to visit the caves at the Cradle of Mankind. However, I don't do tight spaces so we swapped it for a visit to the Apartheid Museum and
a tour of Soweto.
I continue to be surprised at how little history I know. I know the main points of the history of Apartheid so it was good but a bit depressing to learn the details. Not surprisingly, the conversation at lunch quickly turned to American politics. It seems that the entire world is afraid that Donald Trump might actually get elected.
A typical house in Soweto
I did not realize that the turning point was the killing of many children by the Apartheid police in 1976. This is the first time that the rest of the world learned about the atrocities here and they started to put pressure on the government to end it.
This church is where many children would run to seek shelter. There is significant damage from the police inside of the church.
They were happy to tell us about Michelle Obama speaking here. We agreed that she is something special.
a tour of Soweto.
I continue to be surprised at how little history I know. I know the main points of the history of Apartheid so it was good but a bit depressing to learn the details. Not surprisingly, the conversation at lunch quickly turned to American politics. It seems that the entire world is afraid that Donald Trump might actually get elected.
A typical house in Soweto
With a bunch of kids outside Nelson Mandela's house
This church is where many children would run to seek shelter. There is significant damage from the police inside of the church.
They were happy to tell us about Michelle Obama speaking here. We agreed that she is something special.
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