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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10561083146532 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1373 (8) |
| Category: |
Africa |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
SHOOTING AT SHARPEVILLE: The Agony of South Africa
by Ambrose Reeves (Bishop Of Johannesburg)
foreword by Chief Luthuli
DESCRIPTION
Format: small hardcover with dust jacket
Published: Victor Gollancz 1960, 1st edition
Pages: 159
SKU: A5/1912/0025/U356
ABOUT
On 21 March 1960 police opened fire on members of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) protesting peacefully in the South African township of Sharpeville against apartheid's iniquitous 'pass laws'. Sixty-nine people died, many shot in the back. The shots fired that day in an obscure corner of South Africa reverberated around the world and Sharpeville became the symbol of the evil of the apartheid system.
With 30 monochrome photographs taken before, during & after the shooting that shook South Africa. (some are graphic).
Includes "An open letter to a friend in SA"
CONDITION
Excellent with wear on dust jacket, some spotting on pages that are otherwise clean and unmarked, name inside front end paper. Images depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Scarce locally
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