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Collection StructurePoster collection
> 21.3.60 *** Massacre of Africans at Sharpeville *** More than fifty natives lost their lives when police opened fire *** during the native campaign against the rule which forces them to carry passes *** At Sharpeville about thirty miles from Johannesburg *** jet aircraft which screamed down on the natives *** in an attempt to frigthen them *** only made them more angry *** The shooting of Africans has created strong protests from all parts of the world. *** Keystone
Item Title
21.3.60 *** Massacre of Africans at Sharpeville *** More than fifty natives lost their lives when police opened fire *** during the native campaign against the rule which forces them to carry passes *** At Sharpeville about thirty miles from Johannesburg *** jet aircraft which screamed down on the natives *** in an attempt to frigthen them *** only made them more angry *** The shooting of Africans has created strong protests from all parts of the world. *** Keystone
Collection TitlePoster collection
Issuing Body
Anti-apartheid Movement
Date Created1960/1985?
Description
Photograph of dead blacks at Sharpeville.
Language(s)
Country of Origin
Country of OriginGreat Britain
DimensionsOverall: 23 x 17 in. (58.4 x 43.2 cm)
FormatPoster
Medium
political posters
Color
black and white
Hoover IDPoster UK 3861
Record NumberXX343.22167
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km
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