Soweto Day Walkathon

Creator

Joan Gerig

Place Created

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date

June 17, 1989

Type of Item

Photograph

Description

Soweto Day Walkathon on Saturday June 17commemorating the June 16, 1976 Soweto uprising. Rev. Dale Brown is shown with a youth from First Church of the Brethren in Chicago. The Walkathon was sponsored by Chicago Committee in Solidarity with Southern Africa (CCISSA) and Church World Service. (Source: CCISSA Briefing, Fall 1999, Chicago Committee in Solidarity with Southern Africa available on this website)

Text in Image

Church of the Brethren Standing for the Truth Soweto Day '89

Organization

Chicago Committee in Solidarity with Southern Africa

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Rights Management

Used by permission of Joan Gerig.

Collection

Private collection of Joan Gerig