CLASS 10
NELSON MANDELA LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Police officers shot at everyone.
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The white government changed the law about the passports.
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Some people did bring their passports and those people did not get shot.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The South African Police (SAP) opened fire on the crowd when the crowd started advancing toward the fence around the police station; tear-gas had proved ineffectual. There were 249 victims in total, including 29 children, with 69 people killed and 180 injured. Some were shot in the back as they fled.
Detailed explanation-2: -On March 21, 1960, police officers in a black township in South Africa opened fire on a group of people peacefully protesting oppressive pass laws, killing 69. The anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre is remembered the world over every March 21 on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Detailed explanation-3: -The incident convinced anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela to abandon his nonviolent stance and organize paramilitary groups to fight South Africa’s system of institutionalized racial discrimination. In 1964, after some minor military action, Mandela was convicted of treason and sentenced to life in prison.
Detailed explanation-4: -About 20, 000 people gathered near the Sharpeville police station on that day. When some of the demonstrators began to throw stones at the police, the police started shooting into the crowd. The gunfire killed about 69 black people and wounded at least 180 more. The victims included about 50 women and children.