Sharpeville Massacre

User icon 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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Africa South, a journal edited by Ronald M. Segal (1932-2008) was launched in Cape Town in 1956. The journal was published quarterly while funds were available. The last and final …


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 …


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 …