PPT-Our Sharpeville

Sharpeville The Sharpeville Massacre occurred on 21 st March 1960 when white South African police opened fire on a crowd of black protesters killing 69 people and injuring at least 130 Why did it happen. 24 The Sharpeville Massacre in the 1960s was a turning point in South African history. For the resistance movements it marked the change from non-violent to violent protest. The peaceful protest at Sh Sharpeville. The Sharpeville Massacre occurred on 21. st. March 1960, when white South African police opened fire on a crowd of black protesters, killing 69 people and injuring at least 130.. Why did it happen?. 1 Embittered Histories: The Other Sharpeville and the Making of South African Past s JACOB Dlamini died a gruesome death. He and his wife Masabata were in their house on Nhlapo Street in Sharpevill The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on . 21 March. . On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid pass laws.. Some background. The poet was born in Iraqui Kurdistan. Iraq invaded Kurdistan and persecuted its people, killing thousands of Kurds between 1987 and 1989. The poem is from the point of view of the Kurds, waiting for an approaching invasion.. Lesson Aim:. To understand what the poem ‘Our Sharpeville’ by Ingrid de . Kok. is about. .. To analyse how the poet has used language and structure to convey thoughts, feelings and ideas.. Ingrid de . SIMILES. What is a SIMILE?. A SIMILE is when one thing is compared to another to describe it using ‘like’ or ‘as’. . EG: ‘He was as tall as a house’ or ‘she was like a princess’. “Parade’s End” by .