Mama Antoinette Sithole speaks to us in front of the famous picture in Soweto photo

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28-Sep-2025

Mama Antoinette Sithole speaks to us in front of the famous picture in Soweto

South Africa

The picture taken in 1976 shows her brother Hector Pietersen who has just been shot being carried to a vehicle by Mbuyisa Makhubu while she accompanies them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Pieterson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbuyisa_Makhubu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soweto_uprising

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
1/160s f/7.1 at 40.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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