Black student experience at Wits from 1975–1985
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, several graduates reflected on their experiences participating in the Wits History Workshop’s archiving project.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor of People Development and Culture at Wits, Professor Garth Stevens, said: “The archive is not only textual. It is living. It breathes through memory, testimony, experience and continued political reflection.” Below are a few alumni thoughts about the launch event held on 13 June 2026.