Human Rights Day

What date is Human Rights Day?

• 22/3

• 21st April

• 21st March

• 21/2

How many years ago did the Sharpevillle protest happen? It was on the 21st of March 1960. It has been ________________ years since the event.

HINT: use your calculator.

Why do you think it was wrong that certain race groups had to carry a pass book?

During Apartheid were people of colour allowed to move freely around South African cities?

• Yes

• No

Why did ordinary people meet in Sharpeville on the 21st March 1960?

• To write a poem about human rights.

• To peacefully demonstrate against the pass laws by leaving their Pass books behind.

• To get jobs and for church.

• To strike against unfair wages.

Human Rights Day is an annual event. What does this mean?

Write a full sentence (capital letters and full stops) explaining why Human Rights Day is celebrated in South Africa.

What was Apartheid?

• A South African government rule that separated people based on their race.

• A South African public holiday.

• An international rule that meant people could not leave the country.

What is one basic human right?

Who was South Africa's first democratically elected president?

• Jacob Zuma

• Nelson Mandela

• Thabo Mbeki

• Cyril Ramaphosa