Sharpeville Massacre

Elizabeth Robey

10 November 2022

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The Sharpeville massacre occurred on 21 March 1960 when police officers in a black township in South Africa opened fire on a group of people peacefully protesting oppressive pass laws, killing 69.

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1962 1
1960 1

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Sharpeville 21 March 1960

DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 March 1960 English

Article regarding the Sharpeville 21 March 1960. 5 000 people gathered at the Sharpeville police station near Johannesburg to start the Pan Africanist Congress campaign as a result 69 people …

Why the United Front failed: Disruptive role of the PAC

DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 March 1962 English

Why the United Front failed: Disruptive role of the PAC, by Dr Y M Dadoo, article published in New Age, March 29, 1962. Articles gives reasons for the failure of …