Background
It all started in 1960 in a small South African town called Sharpeville. Racism and segregation had existed for a while, but now it took off-because of a thing called pass books. The event got huge newspaper coverage, and so many countries heard about it.They required dark-skinned South Africans (male and female) to carry a small book which held all their details. If they didn't have it, then they could be arrested and/or detained for up to 30 days. This caused disquiet in all countries that heard about it.
This caused a stir in NZ. If the Springboks had been allowed into NZ, then it would mean that we supported apartheid, and the whole country would have got an undeserved bad rap. So hundreds of protesters attempted to stop the tour. Hundreds of others didn't care enough about apartheid or politics to protest, and just wanted rugby.
This caused a stir in NZ. If the Springboks had been allowed into NZ, then it would mean that we supported apartheid, and the whole country would have got an undeserved bad rap. So hundreds of protesters attempted to stop the tour. Hundreds of others didn't care enough about apartheid or politics to protest, and just wanted rugby.
These images are of the Sharpeville massacre before, during and after.