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ANC calls a nation-wide stay-at-home in protest at the Sharpeville massacre. Passbooks are burned in countless bonfires.
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South African History Online. (2012, March 19). ANC calls a nation-wide stay-at-home in protest at the Sharpeville massacre. Passbooks are burned in countless bonfires.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079746
South African History Online (2012) 'ANC calls a nation-wide stay-at-home in protest at the Sharpeville massacre. Passbooks are burned in countless bonfires.', South African History Online, 19 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079746 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, ANC calls a nation-wide stay-at-home in protest at the Sharpeville massacre. Passbooks are burned in countless bonfires. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079746, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"ANC calls a nation-wide stay-at-home in protest at the Sharpeville massacre. Passbooks are burned in countless bonfires.." South African History Online, 19 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079746. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "ANC calls a nation-wide stay-at-home in protest at the Sharpeville massacre. Passbooks are burned in countless bonfires.." South African History Online. March 19, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079746.
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