Sharpeville
South African massacre
Sharpeville is a township in South Africa where police killed 69 Black protesters on March 21, 1960, firing into a crowd demonstrating against apartheid pass laws.
The Sharpeville massacre became a turning point in anti-apartheid resistance and prompted international condemnation.
March 21 is now observed as Human Rights Day in South Africa.
Start of a decade
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- victimsThose who suffer harm
- policeCivil law enforcement
passbook · protesters · state of emergency · unarmed · crowd · demonstrators · casualties · atrocity
Formally adopt binding rules
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- segregationForced separation by group
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- racial discriminationPrejudice based on ethnicity
injustice · liberation struggle · PAC · defiance · township · inequality · white minority rule · Pretoria
Thing preserving remembrance
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- public holidayOfficial day of rest
tribute · legacy · victims · museum · wreath · ceremony · observance · honor
County's smaller division
- South AfricaRainbow nation
- JohannesburgSouth Africa's economic hub
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- locationPosition in space
Transvaal · industrial area · coal region · steelworks · urban · residential · streets · community
1960
Start of a decade
police · passbook · protesters · state of emergency · unarmed · crowd · demonstrators · casualties · atrocity · bullets
pass laws
Formally adopt binding rules
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- segregationForced separation by group
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
racial discrimination · injustice · liberation struggle · PAC · defiance · township · inequality · white minority rule · Pretoria · systemic racism
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
public holiday · tribute · legacy · victims · museum · wreath · ceremony · observance · honor · reflection
township
County's smaller division
- South AfricaRainbow nation
- JohannesburgSouth Africa's economic hub
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
location · Transvaal · industrial area · coal region · steelworks · urban · residential · streets · community · neighborhood
SharpevilleGood Friday Agreement
1998 Irish peace accord
Camp David Accords · amnesty · ceasefire · Oslo Accords · Velvet Revolution
SharpevilleIndependence Hall
Colonial Philadelphia civic building
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