South Africans lay wreaths to mark massacre anniversary

More than 100 South Africans laid wreaths on gravestones today to mark the 50th anniversary of the massacre that became a turning point in the anti-apartheid struggle and drew world condemnation of the racist government.

South Africans lay wreaths to mark massacre anniversary

More than 100 South Africans laid wreaths on gravestones today to mark the 50th anniversary of the massacre that became a turning point in the anti-apartheid struggle and drew world condemnation of the racist government.

But survivors of the massacre are tired of telling their stories. They are wondering when the change they thought they were fighting for a half century ago will come to Sharpeville.

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