16 JUNE 50 YEARS LATER: The arts shaped SA’s revolution by giving a voice to the people

The black consciousness movement and the art that erupted from its politics helped to channel the energies that brought on the 1976 uprisings, which then inspired a new wave of ongoing creativity.

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