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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Publications 1

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Documentary 1

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Southern African Films and Documentaries 1

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English 1

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1960 1

Filters: Organization: Villon Films

Sharpeville Massacre

Villon Films · 1960 English

16mm footage of The Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960 at the police station in the township of Sharpeville in the then Transvaal Province of the then Union of South …