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The Sharpsville Massacre

John Steele
The Sharpsville Massacre
1963
Broadside #23, marzo 1963
(Tune: "Streets Of Laredo")

The world grows small. Eighty-three men, women and children lie dead in the hot streets of Sharpsville in South Africa. On the other side of the globe a Canadian writes a song So that they shall not be forgotten: "A song is one of the most effective ways of keeping alive an event in history... Sharpsville is a symbol ... of dynamic change and we sing it to remind the many people who enjoy South African fruit, holidays and wealth that the change is a reality" John Steele.

Il massacro di Sharpeville avvenne in Sudafrica il 21 marzo 1960, nel periodo di massima intensità delle proteste popolari contro la politica dell'apartheid messa in atto dal National Party. Durante una manifestazione pacifica a Sharpeville, la polizia sudafricana aprì il fuoco sulla folla dei dimostranti, uccidendo 69 persone.
As I walked out in the hot streets of Sharpsville,
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envoyé par dq82 26/10/2016 - 17:23




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