Identity area
Reference code
ZA HPRA AK3166-3-3.1-3.1.16
Title
Wits protests
Date(s)
- 9 June 1972 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 photograph
Context area
Name of creator
(16 October 1932 - 9 September 2004)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
By now Rand Afrikaans university students had gathered on the wall across the road. They shouted abuse at the protesting students. The wall was on the boundary of Lion Brewery. The two sticks in the picture are different to the batons that were used to bash students.