The group that went to visit the apartheid museum - Ren, Kari, TJ, Matt and I.
Nooses for those who died fighting apartheid.
A Casspir vehicle that patrolled the streets during the riots.
Dis-armed weapons from the fighting. There were a lot of AK-47's.
The fighting had even come down Commissioner street in Johannesburg, which is where we were staying. Even though I remember seeing the news about Soweto during the 90's, I hadn't realised that a lot of the fighters were children - until I saw video footage of them being beaten up by police. It is really amazing that there is peace between the races in South Africa today after the terrible atrocities that line their past. I think Nelson Mandela did a pretty good job against the odds. It was incredibly moving.
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