I remember a protest riot in the centre of Johannesburg during the 1970s (I think) that left dozens of peaceful Black people dead on the central library lawn (as always neatly mowed for Whites) which caused a major international upset.
I had walked through the City and had seen no violence at all. When the photographs were eventually printed in the Star newspaper they showed a normal crowd of workers having a siesta on the warm lawn. No politics, no violence, just a normal quiet lunch time.
I remember a protest riot in the centre of Johannesburg during the 1970s (I think) that left dozens of peaceful Black people dead on the central library lawn (as always neatly mowed for Whites) which caused a major international upset. I had walked through the City and had seen no violence at all. When the photographs were eventually printed in the Star newspaper they showed a normal crowd of workers having a siesta on the warm lawn. No politics, no violence, just a normal quiet lunch time.
Doesn't surprise me one bit. They spun up a narrative overnight and pushed hard for the takeover. That much a do remember.