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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

March 21 the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 21 marks the anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre (1960) in South Africa when police opened fire on hundreds of peaceful demonstrators against Apartheid's passbook laws killing 67 demonstrators and wounding 186. In 1966, the United Nations declared March 21 the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in memory of this tragedy. Read more at www.marchforunderstanding.com


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