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Social Studies
Syrian Refugees
Syrian refugees cross from Syria to Turkey via the Orontes River, near the village of Hacipasa, Turkey, December 8, 2012.
South African Scooter Drivers Union
Spurred by the strikes in Durban in 1973, the formation of trade unions, like the South African Scooter Drivers Union in Johannesburg (1984), provided labor protection to black South Africans.
Southern Africa Frontline States
The collapse of apartheid and the implementation of a democratic government in South Africa was regionally supported by a group of southern African states called the Frontline States. (The Democratic Republic of Congo, pictured here, was not supportive of the liberation.)
Soweto Youth Uprising
The June 16, 1976, youth-led uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide, profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa.
Steve Biko
Steve Biko spearheaded the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) in South Africa from the mid 1960s until his death while in police custody in 1977.
Sughar Women Empowerment Project
Women hold embroidery they created with the Sughar Foundation, an organization that provides Pakistani women with opportunities for socioeconomic empowerment.
Support the Consumer Boycott
Designed in 1985, this UDF poster, is the first from a set of five that were produced to highlight the demands of a consumer boycott in the Western Cape.
Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers
Shamiela Fataar, a 46-year-old single mother of three young children, stands proudly in front of her temporary dwelling along Symphony Way in Cape Town, South Africa. The informal settlement was forcibly disbanded in February 2008.
#IfTheyGunnedMeDown
Journalists explore social media activism by discussing #IfTheyGunnedMeDown, a Twitter hashtag response to what was seen as racism and stereotypes in the images featured in the media.
The Death of Hector Pieterson
The iconic photograph of the dead body of Hector Pieterson, age 13, being carried by Mbuyisa Makhuba alongside his sister, received global attention, exposing the world to the horrors of the apartheid government.
The Defiance Campaign
A group of resisters proudly pose after their release from prison in Durban during the Defiance Campaign Against Unjust Laws, 1952.