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Call Number: |
24.3.5 |
Identifier: |
AL2547_24.3.5 |
Title: |
Sharpeville victims after being shot in the back as they fled |
Date: |
21 March 1960 |
Subject: |
Sharpeville;
Police;
Protest
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Description: |
This is a black and white photograph showing the victims after they had been shot in the back as they fled the police during a peaceful protest in Sharpeville on 21 March 1960. This photograph was digitised by Africa Media Online (AMO) in 2009. Included in the SAHA exhibition kit and virtual exhibition, titled 'Women hold up half the sky: commemorating women in the struggle'. |
Type: |
Photograph |
Format: |
Access image - jpeg
Preservation image - tiff |
Source: |
SAHA collection AL2547 |
Coverage: |
South Africa |
Rights: |
The International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) |
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