Today we will talk about how in 1976 the South African government declared a state of emergency.  For 13 years the children of South African resisted. Often referred to as the Soweto Uprising, a musical was written called Sarafina.

It tells the story of how thousands of children were beaten and tortured. 8,000 children were in prison. This story is about South African teenagers fought against apartheid in the Soweto Uprising.

We first saw this story on Broadway. I remember because at the end there was a song Free Nelson Mandela. I can’t put into words what that experience was like, but WOW.

Beyond entertaining, the message of this movie moved me. Nelson Mandela has become one of my favorite people in life.

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