On the morning of 16 June 1976, photographer Bongani Mnguni...

Students marching with the peace sign during the Soweto Uprising which started on 16 June 1976. Poster reads “Don’t shoot, we are not fighting”. 

“Don’t Shoot” - students wave the peace sign at police in a passing vehicle in Soweto during the Soweto Uprising that started on 16 June 1976.

An armed policeman points a tear gas canister from his vehicle in Soweto during the Soweto Uprising which started on 16 June 1976

Reception of Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, in the aftermath of the Soweto Uprising of June 16, 1976.

A police vehicle carrying a loudhailer and tear gas dispenser in Soweto during the Soweto Uprising which started on 16 June 1976.

Police with sjamboks chasing people through the streets of Soweto during the Soweto Uprising which started on 16 June 1976. 

Bishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu at a commemoration of the Soweto Uprising at Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Soweto on 16 June 1983. Regina Mundi had served as a refuge during the Uprising and became the location of regular commemoration events every year on 16 June.

When Bongani Mnguni picked up his camera on 16 June 1976 and joined the thousands of students marching through the streets of Soweto, what he captured that day became part of the record of one of the most significant moments in South African history.