The police drove past in armoured vehicles, which were not common at the time, and the press followed, but we were twice stopped and threatened that we would be arrested, as europeans, for being in the. Mar 20, 2020 its been 60 years since the sharpeville massacre, when 69 unarmed civilians were killed by armed south african police on march 21 1960. Sep 14, 2017 berry captured a pivotal moment in south african history. Sharpville massacre 1960 how it began baha archive. We went into sharpeville the back way, behind a grey police car and three saracens. Sharpeville marked a turning point in south africas history. At marikana, the protestors were protesting against their working conditions and were armed with machetes, pangas even heard that there was a illegal gun or two, in the week or so prior to the marikana tragedy a few security. Sixtynine protesters died, and the massacre became an iconic moment in the struggle against apartheid. Sharpeville massacre history bibliographies cite this for me. The sharpeville massacre history bibliographies in harvard style.
When the news of the sharpeville massacre reached cape town a group of between to 5000 protesters gathered at the langa flats bus terminus around 17h00 on 21 march 1960. First, the government declared a state of emergency and detained around 2,000 people. A surgeon gave evidence at a judicial inquiry following the fatal shooting of protestors by police in a south african. Apartheid nelson mandela guide libguides at cornell. A surgeon gave evidence at a judicial inquiry following the.
On this day police opened fire on demonstrators in sharpville, south africa. May 12, 2011 the sharpeville massacre, as the event has become known, marked the start of armed resistance in south africa, and prompted worldwide condemnation of south africas apartheid policies. The significance of the date is reflected in the fact. The sharpeville massacre occurred on 21 march 1960, at the police station in the south african. Relying on fascinating archival testimonies of demonstrators but little from the police lodge explains that the protests had been. On 21 march 1960 several hundred black africans were injured and 69 killed when south african police opened fire. It was one of the first and most violent demonstrations against apartheid in south africa. History lives on in the detail, and tom lodges masterful work on the killings brings it alive through the words of those who witnessed the chilling events of 21 march 1960. In sharpeville, tom lodge explains how and why the massacre occurred, looking at the social and political background to the events of march 1960 as well as the. How the 1960 sharpeville massacre sparked the birth of. This weekend it is exactly 55 years since the name of this small place reverberated around the world. Tom lodges compelling account of what happened in the early 1960s and what the.
When we got to sharpeville, spotter planes were circling overhead and about fifteen cars were waiting on the outskirts of the township. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Sharpeville paperback tom lodge oxford university press. The book also contextualizes and chronicles many other historic events both inside and outside the country that had relevance to the fight against. Sharpeville massacre, incident in the black township of sharpeville, near vereeniging, south africa, on march 21 1960, in which police fired on a crowd of black people, killing or wounding some 250 of them.
The year 2010 marked the fiftieth anniversary of one of apartheid south africas most infamous atrocities. Sharpeville is one of the oldest of six townships in the vaal triangle. Sharpeville massacre, 21 march 1960 south african history online. The sharpeville massacre of 20 march 1960 signalled the start of armed resistance in south africa, and prompted worldwide condemnation of south africas apartheid policies.
The south african police opened fire on the crowd, killing. As ambulances carrying the dead and injured departed from the site of the sharpeville massacre, the heavens opened, washing away the blood from the streets. The book is especially compelling when it focuses on the local history and politics of sharpeville, and overall, lodges research strikes an impressive balance between documenting the historical facts of the clash and tracing the narratives and political momentum that ramified in its wake. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. These are the sources and citations used to research sharpeville massacre. Popular 1900 1960 history books meet your next favorite book. Sharpeville also spelled sharpville is a township situated between two large industrial cities, vanderbijlpark and vereeniging, in southern gauteng. The sharpeville massacre history bibliographies cite this. Police fire kills 63 africans world news the guardian. The sharpeville massacre history bibliographies cite. In similar demonstrations at the police station in vanderbijlpark, another person. Sharpeville is one of the oldest townships in southern gautengs vaal triangle. The book is especially compelling when it focuses on the local history and politics of sharpeville, and overall, lodges research strikes an impressive balance between documenting the historical facts of the clash and tracing the narratives and. The sharpeville massacre the sharpeville massacre cmhr.
On 21 march 1960 police opened fire on members of the pan africanist congress pac protesting peacefully in the south african township of sharpeville against apartheids iniquitous pass laws. Eyewitness accounts of the sharpeville massacre 1960. Sharpeville massacre simple english wikipedia, the free. Seven out of ten shot in the back at sharpeville archive, 1960. Sixtynine people were killed and close to 200 injured in the demonstrations. Sixtynine men, women and children died and at least 180 were injured when police fired at a.
On 21 march 1960 the police shot and killed 69 people because they stood up. Of the top location residents, blacks were moved to sharpeville, coloureds to rustervaal and indians to roshnee. Most of the people who were killed were shot in the back, hit while running away. On 21 march, human rights day, south africa remembered the sharpeville massacre of 50 years ago, when police clashed with crowds protesting against unjust apartheid laws. Lodges study of the sharpeville massacre is a meticulous but overstuffed history of the 1960 clash between black protestors and white policemen in the south african township of sharpeville, which left 67 protestors dead and nearly 200 wounded, most shot in the back while running away. After a day of demonstrations against pass laws, a crowd of about 7,000 protesters went to the police station. Nelson mandela burns his pass in protest of apartheid and the massacre at sharpeville, 1960.
Mar 14, 2020 sharpeville massacre, incident in the black township of sharpeville, near vereeniging, south africa, on march 21 1960, in which police fired on a crowd of black people, killing or wounding some 250 of them. The book is especially compelling when it focuses on the local history and politics of sharpeville, and overall. Lodges study of the sharpeville massacre is a meticulous but overstuffed history of the 1960 clash between black protestors and white. Berry captured a pivotal moment in south african history. On march 21, 1960, a line of 150 white policemen fired 44 rounds into a crowd of several thousand people assembled outside a police station, protesting against the apartheid regimes racist pass laws. Sharpeville marked unquestionably a turning point in the struggle for liberation in azania. On monday, 21st march 1960, we launch our positive, decisive campaign against the pass laws in this our country. Mar 17, 2015 when the news of the sharpeville massacre reached cape town a group of between to 5000 protesters gathered at the langa flats bus terminus around 17h00 on 21 march 1960.
Relying on fascinating archival testimonies of demonstrators but little from the police lodge explains that the protests had been organized by the pan. On march 21, 1960, a line of 150 white policemen fired 44 rounds into a crow. With the implementation of the apartheid governments group areas act 21 of 1950, it was estimated that over 3. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The sharpeville massacre, as the event has become known, marked the start of armed resistance in south africa, and prompted worldwide condemnation of south africas apartheid policies. On 21 march 1960, the police opened fire on a group of demonstrators who had gathered peacefully outside sharpeville police station in response to a nationwide call by the panafricanist congress pac to protest against the. Long walk to freedom movie clip sharpeville massacre 20 idris elba movie hd duration.
Seven out of ten shot in the back at sharpeville archive, 1960 4 may 1960. This book covers the history and role of the south african students movement sasm and the national. Ebook or pdf edited book email encyclopedia article govt. Seven out of ten shot in the back at sharpeville archive. Its been 60 years since the sharpeville massacre, when 69 unarmed civilians were killed by armed south african police on march 21 1960. South africa had started a new phase in her history. In sharpville the protestors were protesting against the pass book rules and were peaceful and werent violent. Eyewitness accounts of the sharpeville massacre 1960 south.
Sharpeville massacre takes place in south africa, pass laws were used to restrict the movement of blacks by requiring them to carry pass books when they travel outside their homeland. Oct 12, 2011 as ambulances carrying the dead and injured departed from the site of the sharpeville massacre, the heavens opened, washing away the blood from the streets. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Commission of inquiry into the events in sharpeville. Lodges study of the sharpeville massacre is a meticulous but overstuffed history of the 1960 clash between black protestors and white policemen in the south african township of sharpeville, which. A total of 69 people were killed including 8 women and 10 children, and 180 people were injured, including 31 women and 19 children.
Sharpeville massacre, 21 march 1960 south african history. While sharpeville is a long book, it is well sustained by its strengths. The sharpeville massacre was when a crowd of between 5,0007,000 black people protested at the police station in sharpeville, south africa on march 21, 1960. Panafricanist congress of azania pac, also called 195964 panafricanist congress, south african organization and later political party pursuing africanist policies in south africa which they would rename azania for black south africans, in contrast to the nonracial or multiracial policies of other organizations, such as the african national congress. This is the call the african people have been waiting for. As we drove through the fringes of the township many people shouted the panafricanist slogan izwe lethu, which means our land, or gave the thumbsup freedom salute and shouted afrika. The sharpeville massacre, as the event has become known, signalled the start of armed resistance in south africa, and prompted worldwide condemnation. Jun 12, 2012 although the reconstruction of events on and around 21 march 1960 also narrated by philip frankel in an ordinary atrocity.
Sharpeville and its massacre is much more detailed in the present book, lodges account of the development of the pac and the african national congress anc, the mother organization from which the africanists broke away. These are the sources and citations used to research the sharpeville massacre. On march 21, 1960, a line of white policemen outside the sharpevilles police station fired 44 rounds into the crowd gathered in the public square. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on friday, may 22, 2015.
The savage massacre of african patriots at sharpeville and other places in south africa on 21 march 1960 is of paramount significance in the struggle against apartheid and needs to be understood in its historical scope. After sharpeville, south africas government had become increasingly isolated, but the government refused to abandon its policies of apartheid and racial discrimination. Sharpeville massacre history bibliographies cite this. May 03, 2020 this book covers the history and role of the south african students movement sasm and the national youth oraganisation nayo, in the students uprising that exploded on the day of june 16, 1976. On 21 march 1960 at least 180 black africans were injured there are claims of as many as 300 and 69 killed when south african police opened fire on approximately 300 demonstrators, who were protesting against the pass laws, at the township of sharpeville, near vereeniging in the transvaal. In the black township of sharpeville, near johannesburg, south africa, afrikaner police open fire on a group of unarmed black south african. Lodges study of the sharpeville massacre is a meticulous but overstuffed history of the 1960 clash between black protestors and white policemen in the south african township of. May 04, 2017 seven out of ten shot in the back at sharpeville archive, 1960 4 may 1960.
The book is especially compelling when it focuses on the local history and. For a century and a half, blacks in the union of south africa have had to carry passbooks. Early in 1960 both the anc and pac embarked on a feverish drive to. Then there is sharpeville, a massacre that was waiting to happen, one of those events that define the history of a people. Lodge mandela offers a detailed account of the causes and. The sharpeville massacre was an event which occurred on 21 march 1960, at the police station in the south african township of sharpeville in transvaal today part of gauteng. On march 21, 1960, police in sharpeville, south africa, shot hundreds of people protesting laws that restricted the movement of blacks. But it is only in recent years, under the boer regime of stubborn, stiffnecked prime minister hendrik verwoerd, that the passbook has become almost a physical shackle. Time magazine, 1960, the sharpeville massacre, time magazine online, 4 aprilapartheid legislation in south africa online, available at.
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