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March against the Pass Laws in Cape Town



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Philip Kgosana of the PAC led a march against the pass laws in Cape Town. Meanwhile, protesters in Langa converged upon the township square where police dispersed them with gun fire, killing three people. This protest in Cape Town took place nine days after the massacre of protestors at Sharpeville.



March 30, 1960

Collection: Cape Times Collection

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