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Voices of Sharpeville

Nancy L Clark William H Worger

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  • 294 sidor
  • 2023
This is the first in-depth study of Sharpeville, the South African township that was the site of the infamous police massacre of March 21, 1960, the event that prompted the United Nations to declare apartheid a "crime against humanity." Voices of Sharpeville brings to life the destruction of Sharpevilles predecessor, Top Location, and the careful planning of its isolated and carceral design by apartheid architects. A unique set of eyewitness testimonies from Sharpevilles inhabitants reveals how they coped with apartheid and why they rose up to protest this system, narrating this massacre for the first time in the words of the participants themselves. Previously understood only through the iconic photos of fleeing protestors and dead bodies, the timeline is reconstructed using an extensive archive of new documentary and oral sources including unused police records, personal interviews with survivors and their families, and maps and family photos. By identifying nearly all the victims, many omitted from earlier accounts, the authors upend the official narrative of the massacre. Amid worldwide struggles against racial discrimination and efforts to give voices to protestors and victims of state violence, this book provides a deeper understanding of this pivotal event for a newly engaged international audience.
  • Författare: Nancy L Clark, William H Worger
  • Illustratör: black and white 53 Illustrations 2 Tables, black and white 53 Halftones black and white
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781032191300
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 294
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2023-11-17
  • Förlag: Routledge