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Sharpeville Victim
Central Press1960-03-21
Getty Images
New York, United States
An armed man stands beside the body of one of the sixty-nine black South Africans killed by police in the massacre at Sharpeville, South Africa, March 21, 1960. The massacre was provoked by peaceful demonstrations against laws requiring blacks to carry passes at all times. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
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- Title: Sharpeville Victim
- Creator: Central Press
- Date Created: 1960-03-21
- Date Published: 2003-10-28
- Provenance: Hulton Archive
- Subject Keywords: South African, Black, Single, People, Death, Conflict, Weapon, Horizontal, Black And White, Africa, War, South Africa, Dead Person, Standing, Police Officer, Violence, Riot, Males, Men, Genocide, Human Interest, Sharpeville, Mass Murder, 1960-1969
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