As Ben Turok wrote in his autobiography, ‘Sharpeville had become one of the most symbolic events in South Africa’s liberation struggle. The police officers at the police station (Sharpeville Township) responded to the protest with excessive force. The Sharpeville massacre placed SA in the international spotlight.171 According to Thomson, the shooting at Sharpeville “...sealed the tone of the language that future U.S. administrations would use with respect to apartheid.”172 The Sharpeville massacre was the first time that the USA government verbally condemned apartheid.173 The American media also voiced its … In my own … Sharpeville Massacre. On March 30, the South African government declared a state of emergency which made any protest … Sharpeville: Brutal massacre that galvanised anti ... - Emma Clancy On This Day in History: The Sharpeville Massacre - Magnum Photos The Sharpeville massacre sparked hundreds of mass protests by black South Africans, many of which were ruthlessly and violently crushed by the South African police and military. The Sharpeville massacre was an event which occurred on 21 March 1960, at the police station in the South African township of Sharpeville in Transvaal (today part of Gauteng). How the Sharpeville massacre changed the course of human rights Sharpeville Massacre
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