The South Western Township, or Soweto, is one of the oldest and most well-known black residential districts in South Africa. It was created in 1930 to house black South Africans who were kicked out of the nearby city of Johannesburg as a result of racist apartheid laws. There were no roads, electricity, or running water in Soweto at the time. Over the years, Soweto developed into a sprawling city now home to over 2 million people. The final stage of the apartheid resistance movement began here in the 1960's. Parts of Soweto remain very poor, but it is also home to well-known Nobel Prize-winning activists, soccer stars and musicians. (ALEXANDER JOE—AFP/GETTY IMAGES)