Sharpville Massacre
Quote: "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination." - Nelson Mandela
In 1960 blacks formed outside a police station in Sharpeville to protest the pass laws
In a way of protest they burned their reference books.
The police opened fire on the crowd and 67 demonstrators were killed.
Following this event the African National Congress was outlawed.
This was the end to the non-violence movements.
An underground organization was created that engaged in terrorist attacks against symbolic targets.
The South African government then passed a law where police could arrest without warrant.
In 1964 the leader, Nelson Mandela, of the African National Congress was arrested and sentenced to life in prison.
Summary: The roots of the Sharpeville massacre was discontent with the apartheid system. The protest however used the reference books for the pass laws to show this. They burnded the reference books and the police felt they had to stop this so they opened fire on the crowd. After this event resistance went underground and Nelson Mandela who was the leader of the ANC went to prison in 1964.
Website Links: http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/sharpeville-massacre-its-historic-significance-struggle-against-apartheid
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In 1960 blacks formed outside a police station in Sharpeville to protest the pass laws
In a way of protest they burned their reference books.
The police opened fire on the crowd and 67 demonstrators were killed.
Following this event the African National Congress was outlawed.
This was the end to the non-violence movements.
An underground organization was created that engaged in terrorist attacks against symbolic targets.
The South African government then passed a law where police could arrest without warrant.
In 1964 the leader, Nelson Mandela, of the African National Congress was arrested and sentenced to life in prison.
Summary: The roots of the Sharpeville massacre was discontent with the apartheid system. The protest however used the reference books for the pass laws to show this. They burnded the reference books and the police felt they had to stop this so they opened fire on the crowd. After this event resistance went underground and Nelson Mandela who was the leader of the ANC went to prison in 1964.
Website Links: http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/sharpeville-massacre-its-historic-significance-struggle-against-apartheid
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Question: Did the Sharpeville Massacre change the path that the resistance in South Africa was taking?