Preserving the Sharpeville play: Survivors’ voices as living archives

Resource type
Title
Preserving the Sharpeville play: Survivors’ voices as living archives
Abstract
Each year in Sharpeville, survivors of the 1960 massacre and the families of the victims retell history through song, testimony and theatre. With support from UN Human Rights’ Southern Africa Regional Office, this living archive has been recorded and preserved for future generations.
Blog Title
OHCHR
Date
2026-03-18
Accessed
3/19/26, 4:34 PM
Short Title
Preserving the Sharpeville play
Language
English
License
Archives & Archival Collections
Extra
South Africa
Citation
Preserving the Sharpeville play: Survivors’ voices as living archives. (2026, March 18). OHCHR. https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2026/03/preserving-sharpeville-play-survivors-voices-living-archives