Sharpeville Massacare
- 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
Quote
"Or if no thing but death will serve thy turn, still thirsting for subversion of my state, do what thou canst, raze, massacre, and burn,Let the world see the utmost of thy hate;"- Michael Drayton
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Summary
The Sharpeville massacre was a result of a group of black people gathering outside the police station and burning their reference books. The police opened fire on the crowd and killed 67 demonstrators.The ANC was then outlawed and Mandela imprisoned.