Sharpeville 21 March 1960

Keywords: 
CAMPAIGNS, AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, DEMONSTRATIONS, UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT, TOPIC 274-0
Date: 
1960-03-21
Resource type: 
Articles
Language: 
English
Coverage: 
SOUTH AFRICA
Source: 

South African History Archives (SAHA) AL2431

Extent: 
2 page(s)
Digital rights: 

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Article regarding the Sharpeville 21 March 1960. 5 000 people gathered at the Sharpeville police station near Johannesburg to start the Pan Africanist Congress campaign as a result 69 people lay dead 180 were wounded.