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1. The Sharpeville Massacre happened in March 21, 1960.

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2. This happened in a small in a small town near Vereeniging, South Africa.

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3. This happened because the police fired on a crowd of 250+ Black people.

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4. Known as the first and most violent acts against apartheid.

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1. The police opened fire because some protestors threw stones at the officers and their cars.

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2. About 69 were killed and 250 were wounded.

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3. PAC and ANC were outlawed.

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4. PAC's plan was to protest by gathering police books and voluntarily get arrested.

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1. Nelson Mandela made Sharpeville the site where he signed the constitution.

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2. Mandela was convicted of treason and was sentenced life in prison.

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3. After Mandela's release he was elected President.

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5. Plan was to protest peacefully and nonviolently.

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6. The open gunfire lasted for about 2 minutes and they used submachine guns.

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4. Britain actually brought attention to all the issues in South Africa. They

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7. Most of the dropped bodies were in areas that showed they were trying to run away.

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5. The South African government used threat of black violence to uplift the legitimacy with whites and justify repressive practices.