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Your guide to…APARTHIED GALLERY
Sharpeville massacre
March 21 1960
(Chosen from the sharpeville massacre gallery)
Why I chose this picture: This picture represents the Sharpeville massacre. It shows the positivity of the South African black people. They have been waiting for this a long time and their time has
About this picture: They have launched their positive campaign against the past laws in their country. This is a happy positive day for them. South Africa starts a new phase in history. This is a
Sharpeville funeral
March 21 1960
(This picture is from Sharpeville massacre gallery)
Why I chose this picture: This picture represents the amount of people dying because they were fighting for what the dreamed and believed in.
About this picture: This is a funeral of the people who died for what they believed in. People are going to the funeral to pay their respects for the people who they loved that died. All coffins are the same except one; one coffin is painted white and is carrying a body of a child. This would be an unhappy moment for all South African black people. The people who have died were heroes for many.
Marchers
December 20 1969
(This picture is from the boycott apartheid gallery)
Soweto riots
Jun 16 1976
(This picture is from the Soweto Riots gallery
Marchers
December 20 1969
(This picture is from the boycott apartheid gallery)
Why I chose this picture: This picture is representing Anti-Apartheid marchers. It has many important people in it including a bishop which proves that so many people cared about how important this was to get there point across to everyone.
About this picture: Boycott movement was founded in Britain in 1959 to support non-whites in South Africa. One year after the movement big events happened in Sharpeville, 69 unarmed protesters were shot dead by the police. The cause gained wide world support from students to celebrities and so on.
Apartheid protest
April 25 1970
(This picture is from the boycott apartheid gallery)
Why I chose this picture: It shows the amount of care to the South African non-white people.
About this picture: This picture shows campaigners against the supporting links to the apartheid regime. This group of people are part of the Stop The Seventy Tour.
Soweto riots
Jun 16 1976
(This picture is from the Soweto Riots gallery
Why I chose this picture: It shows the amount of care to the South African non-white people.
About this picture: This picture shows campaigners against the supporting links to the apartheid regime. This group of people are part of the Stop The Seventy Tour.
Why I chose this picture: It shows that even the children know about their situation. These children are happy that they are out of school and missing lessons.
About this picture: Many of the police tried to take away the posters, arrest some of them, set dogs on them and even tried to fire shots at them. This picture was taken before that happened. Before… when the children weren’t scared and were happy. They were doing a good naturedly protest. They marched around most places. This picture is named ‘The day Our Kids Lost Faith’.
Why I chose this picture: This is one of many posters that were put up. I chose this one because I think it makes a clear point.
About this picture: This is a poster which was put up at the time of apartheid. It shows people what is going on and it paints a picture in the people’s minds.
Each picture should be in the order I have presented it. There should be a square shaped, four walled room and painted white. On one wall will be the
door. You will enter the room and on your right will be the Sharpevile Massacre pictures. The wall next to that will be the boycott apartheid
pictures and finally the far left wall will be the Soweto Riots pictures. Next to all the pictures on the right hand side of them will be the name of the
picture and date. Underneath will be the desciptons.
All pictures are chosen from Google Cultural Institute gallery. Plese visit the gallery. You will be entered with a warm welcome and will have a moment
Why I chose this picture: This is one of many posters that were put up. I chose this one because I think it makes a clear point.
About this picture: This is a poster which was put up at the time of apartheid. It shows people what is going on and it paints a picture in the people’s minds.
of a lifetime there. The pictures will stay in your mind forever and you will not regret going there.
One visitior said “I wish I could visit every day! It was honestly the best gallery I have ever visited.”
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