Voices of Sharpeville : the long history of racial injustice / Nancy L. Clark and William H. Worger.
Author/creator |
Clark, Nancy L. author. |
Other author/creator | Worger, William H., author. |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024. |
Copyright Notice | ©2024 |
Description | xvii, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Subject(s) |
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Portion of title | Long history of racial injustice |
Partial contents | Contested land : the importance of place -- A company town -- From location to township : building Sharpeville -- Life in Sharpeville -- 21 March 1960 -- The massacre -- A family tragedy -- Sharpeville and the world -- The role of memory. |
Abstract | "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 Sharpeville's predecessor, Top Location, and the careful planning of its isolated and carceral design by apartheid architects. A unique set of eyewitness testimonies from Sharpeville's 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Issued in other form | Online version: Clark, Nancy L. Voices of Sharpeville New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2023 9781003257806 |
Genre/form | History |
LCCN | 2023029272 |
ISBN | 9781032191300 |
ISBN | 9781032191294 hardcover |
ISBN | 1032191295 hardcover |
ISBN | 1032191309 paperback |
ISBN | electronic book |
ISBN | Adobe electronic book |
ISBN | electronic publication |
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