The Sharpeville Massacre.
Sharpeville Six- six people convicted from a demonstration in Sharpeville in 1984
which drew international attention.
They do so in remembrance of the victims of the Sharpeville Massacre that occurred on March 21, 1960.
A storm of international protest followed the Sharpeville shootings, including sympathetic demonstrations in many countries
and condemnation by the United Nations.
Sharpeville was the site selected by President Nelson Mandela for the signing into law of the Constitution of South Africa on 10 December 1996.
He learned of historical events such as the Sharpeville massacre,
and as a result became increasingly aware of apartheid in South Africa and international racial issues.
Outside South Africa there were widespread reactions to Sharpeville in many countries which in many cases led to positive action against South Africa".-
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On March 21, a group of between 5,000 and
7,000 people converged on the local police station in the township of Sharpeville, offering themselves up for arrest for not carrying their pass books.