Hector Pieterson Memorial

City of Johannesburg, ZAplace

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North of Vilakazi St is Hector Pieterson Sq; it’s named after the 12-year-old who was shot dead in the run-up to the Soweto uprising in 1976. The poignant memorial features the iconic photo of the limp-bodied boy being carried away from the protest.

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