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South African History Online. (2012, March 16). In Sharpeville sixty-nine Blacks are shot and 152 wounded by police during a demonstration. (The official report of the Commi. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079488

South African History Online (2012) 'In Sharpeville sixty-nine Blacks are shot and 152 wounded by police during a demonstration. (The official report of the Commi', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079488 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).

South African History Online, In Sharpeville sixty-nine Blacks are shot and 152 wounded by police during a demonstration. (The official report of the Commi [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079488, (accessed 8 August 2026).

"In Sharpeville sixty-nine Blacks are shot and 152 wounded by police during a demonstration. (The official report of the Commi." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079488. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "In Sharpeville sixty-nine Blacks are shot and 152 wounded by police during a demonstration. (The official report of the Commi." South African History Online. March 16, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079488.