Loading
Sharpeville massacre - how it began
1960-03-21
Africa Media Online
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Outside Sharpeville police Station. A curious crowd. Police opened fire. Everyone flees. Some smiling thinking blanks are being used.After the people's protest; after the Sharpeville killings; after 20 000 people had been detained; the goverment closed another in our countries history. There was to be no change. Apartheid and baaskap was here to stay. (Photograph by Ian Berry BAHA)
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: Sharpeville massacre - how it began
- Date: 1960-03-21
- Location: Sharpeville, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Subject Keywords: dead,body,October,police brutality,killings,Gauteng,apartheid,Johannesburg,protesters,Sharpeville Police Station,1960,horizontal,black and white image,South African history,Africa,South Africa,Drum Magazine,Sharpeville,1960s
- Original Source: Baileys African History Archive
- View on Africa Media Online: Use rights
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
