Sharpeville Massacre
- In 1960 blacks formed outside a police station in Sharpeville to protest the pass laws
- They burnt their reference books
- Starts as a peaceful protest, non of the protesters were armed
- 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 government passed a law where police could arrest without warrant
- 1964, Nelson Mandela, leader of the ANC, is arrested for life in prison
Summary
Blacks protested the pass laws by burning their reference books in front of a police station. The police opened fire on the people and 67 people were killed. Because of this people rallied together and formed an underground organization that would attack symbolic targets.