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
Summary
The Sharpeville Massacre in 1960 began by blacks protesting the pass laws. They burnt their reference books and refused to put out the fire, which resulted in 67 deaths. The ANC was outlawed, and non-violence movements ended. The South African government passed a law that said they could arrest without a warrant, which made it easy to arrest Nelson Mandela.