Sharpeville Massacre
• 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
Summary: Blacks protested the pass laws by burning their reference books in front of a police station. The police opened fire on the people and 67 people were killed. Because of this people rallied together and formed an underground organization that would attack symbolic targets.
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Quote: "It always seems impossible until its done." Nelson Mandela
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Question: Was this massacre effective?
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