Sharpeville massacre - thousands of Blacks demostrated against the pass laws by offering themselves up for arrest at the police station in Sharpeville. A protest turned into violence between the residents and the police. 69 people work killed.
Dimbaza - many Black familes removed from living "illegally" in a place. They were placed on a waterless hilly area where many people died from malnutrition and neglect. Houses were poorly built. They were constructed of concrete and tin roofs and were not equipped with the proper things such as electricity, running water, and heat. Houses were too hot in the summer, then cold and damp in the winter. Because of this, the old and the very young died.
Sources: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/37a/042.html
http://www.jpanafrican.com/docs/vol1no8/LastGraveAtDimbaza_JPASvol1no8.pdf
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,869441-1,00.html
No comments:
Post a Comment