On March 21st, 1960, South African police opened fire on a group of black people peacefully demonstrating against the apartheid laws in Sharpeville. As a result of this gunfire against this unarmed group of citizens, sixty-nine black people were killed. Six years later, the United Nation’s General Assembly adopted Resolution 2142, in which section 21 recognizes March 21st as the “International Day...
On March 21st, 1960, South African police opened fire on a group of black people peacefully demonstrating against the apartheid laws in Sharpeville. As a result of this gunfire against this unarmed group of citizens, sixty-nine black people were killed. Six years later, the United Nation’s General A...
March 18, 2022