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The Security Council places South Africa's apartheid crisis on its agenda as people protest on roads in South Africa.

Security Council meeting on South Africa crisis at United Nations headquarters in New York, United States. Dignitary speaks during the council meeting. Name plates in front of him read 'President' and 'United States'. Dignitaries and personnel present at the meeting. The Security Council places South Africa's apartheid crisis on its agenda, over South Africa protests. Meanwhile in South Africa, the native work stoppage continues and thousands march in protest against government policies. Factories near sea. People stand in a line at a shop. Protesters carry caskets as they demonstrate on road.

Location: South Africa

Date: 1960, March 31

Duration: 1 min 41 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Civilians protest against government laws and apartheid policies in South Africa.

Civilians protest in South Africa. Civilians gather on a street outside a police station. They demonstrate against government laws and policies which require the civilians to carry passes all the time. People holding boards and placards. A board reads: 'Freedom in our lifetime'. Police fires at the demonstrators. Several people killed and injured in the firing. Dead bodies and wounded men lying on the street.

Location: South Africa

Date: 1960, March 24

Duration: 57 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

A crowd of relatives of coal miners gathers, and rescuers work at a mine where 440 miners got trapped, Coalbrook South Africa.

Coal mine disaster in Coalbrook, South Africa. A crowd of relatives of coal miners gathers near a coal mine where 440 miners got trapped in a deep shaft. Rescue workers dig towards the miners, near the shaft. Women in crowd weep as their hope fades as time passes on.

Location: Coalbrook South Africa

Date: 1960, January 21

Duration: 43 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English