The Sharpeville massacre occurred on 21 March 1960 at the police station in the South African township of Sharpeville in Transvaal After a day of...
{"Image ImageDescription": "The Sharpeville massacre occurred on 21 March 1960, at the police station in the South African township of Sharpeville in Transvaal (today part of Gauteng). After a day of demonstrations against the Pass laws, a crowd of about 5,000 to 7,000 black protesters went to the police station. The South African police opened fire on the crowd, killing 69 people. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)"}