Five Months' Nightmare – Sharpeville massacre – how it began. Outside Sharpeville police station. A curious crowd. Police opened fire. Everyone flees. Some smiling thinking blanks are being used. After the people's protest; after the Sharpeville killings; after 20 000 people had been detained; the government closed another chapter in our country's history. There was to be no change. Apartheid and baasskap was here to stay.
Image Number: APN36369

APN36369

Title: Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 1400 Description: Five Months' Nightmare – Sharpeville massacre – how it began. Outside Sharpeville police station. A curious crowd. Police opened fire. Everyone flees. Some smiling thinking blanks are being used. After the people's protest; after the Sharpeville killings; after 20 000 people had been detained; the government closed another chapter in our country's history. There was to be no change. Apartheid and baasskap was here to stay. City: Johannesburg Province or State: Gauteng Country: South Africa Date Created: October 1960 Creator: Drum Social Histories Credit Notice: Ian Berry / Drum Social Histories / Bailey's African History Archive / african.pictures Keywords: