The Pan-Africanist Congress and Sharpeville in South Africa.
Answer Text: The Pan-Africanist Congress and Sharpeville in South Africa.- The Africanists, led by Robert Sobukwe, criticized the ANC for allowing itself to be dominated by 'liberal-left-multi-racialists”.- They formed their own organization, the Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) in 1959. In March 1960, the PAC began a national campaign against the pass laws. One such demonstration outside the police station at Sharpeville, the police fired on the demonstrators, killing at least 76 of them and wounding 186.- Approximately, 18,000 demonstrators were arrested, including the leaders of the ANC and the PAC, and both organizations outlawed.- The harsh reaction steered African Revolution.
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