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Blood On The Streets

Christie1960-03-21

Getty Images

Getty Images
New York, United States

21st March 1960: South African police take away the body of a black woman killed during the Sharpeville massacre. Police opened fire on a crowd protesting against apartheid and the pass laws for blacks. (Photo by Christie/Getty Images)

Details

  • Title: Blood On The Streets
  • Creator: Christie
  • Date Created: 1960-03-21
  • Provenance: Hulton Archive
  • Subject Keywords: South African, Black, Group, Taking, People, Clothing, Death, Conflict, Weapon, Social Issues, Vertical, Full Length, Black And White, Africa, War, South Africa, Dead Person, Carrying, Police Officer, Street, Violence, Politics, Gun, Physical Injury, Racism, Civil Rights, Riot, Males, Females, Women, Genocide, Police Uniform, Human Interest, Sharpeville, Mass Murder, 1960-1969
  • Collection ID: 60
  • Collection: Hulton Archive
  • Artist Title: Stringer

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