50 years since the Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa
On March 21st 1960 the Sharpeville massacre occurred during a peaceful protest by black South Africans who were burning the pass books which restricted them from going in certain areas. What had started as a peaceful protest soon became violent when the South African police opened fire on the black civilians, killing 69 people and wounding 178. Ian Berry, who was based in South Africa recording daily life under the apartheid regime, was the only photographer at the scene and his photographs were used in the trial to prove the victims' innocence....