The sharpeville demonstration of 1960 resulted in the deaths of sixty-nine people. the arrest of a famous leader. the population registration act. the creation of segregated societies.

the deaths of sixty-nine people.

The Sharpeville Massacre occurred on March 21, 1960. A crowd of about 5,000-7,000 protesters went to the police station of the South African town of Sharpeville, protesting segregation laws and the use of passbooks. The South African police killed 69 people, and injured 180 others.  March 21 is now celebrated as a public holiday in South Africa in memory of the massacre.

sitting in that one chair where he could get shot at was his worst decision.