Sharpeville Massacre, 1960
•In 1960 blacks formed outside a police station in Sharpeville to protest the pass laws
•They burnt their reference books
•The police opened fire on the crowd
•67 demonstrators were killed
•The ANC was outlawed
•This ended the non-violence movements
•An underground organization sprung up that engaged in terrorist attacks against symbolic targets
•SA gov’t passed a law where police could arrest without warrant
•1964, Nelson Mandela, leader of the ANC is arrested for life in prison
•They burnt their reference books
•The police opened fire on the crowd
•67 demonstrators were killed
•The ANC was outlawed
•This ended the non-violence movements
•An underground organization sprung up that engaged in terrorist attacks against symbolic targets
•SA gov’t passed a law where police could arrest without warrant
•1964, Nelson Mandela, leader of the ANC is arrested for life in prison
Question:Should Nelson Mandela have been arrested?
Summary
The Sharpeville massacre was another example of a demonstration to try and help gain more freedom and independence for the Black people.