Sharpeville Massacre, 1960
•In 1960 blacks formed outside a police station in Sharpeville to protest the pass laws
•They burnt their reference books
•The police opened fire on the crowd
•67 demonstrators were killed
•The ANC was outlawed
•This ended the non-violence movements
•An underground organization sprung up that engaged in terrorist attacks against symbolic targets
•SA gov’t passed a law where police could arrest without warrant
•1964, Nelson Mandela, leader of the ANC is arrested for life in prison
•They burnt their reference books
•The police opened fire on the crowd
•67 demonstrators were killed
•The ANC was outlawed
•This ended the non-violence movements
•An underground organization sprung up that engaged in terrorist attacks against symbolic targets
•SA gov’t passed a law where police could arrest without warrant
•1964, Nelson Mandela, leader of the ANC is arrested for life in prison
How could the police open fire on an unarmed crowd?
"The country went up in flames as anger spread through townships across the country. More were killed in the days after Sharpeville."
SUMMARY:
The Sharpeville massacre of 1960 formed outside a police station to protest the pass laws. They burnt their reference books and as a result the police opened fire on the crowd killing 67 demonstrators. This ended the non-violence movements and the government passes a law where the police would arrest without warrants. Arrested Nelson Mandela -the leader of the ANC- for life.
The Sharpeville massacre of 1960 formed outside a police station to protest the pass laws. They burnt their reference books and as a result the police opened fire on the crowd killing 67 demonstrators. This ended the non-violence movements and the government passes a law where the police would arrest without warrants. Arrested Nelson Mandela -the leader of the ANC- for life.