14. The transatlantic slave trade began during the 15th century when Portugal, and subsequently other European kingdoms, were finally able to expand overseas and reach Africa. The Portuguese first began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe.
15. The triangle, involving three continents, was complete. European capital, African labour and American land and resources combined to supply a European market.
16. The Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa took place on 21 March 1960, triggering mass underground resistance as well as international solidarity demonstrations. Some say that its biggest impact came in making white South Africans aware of the brutality with which political Blacks were being suppressed.
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14. The transatlantic slave trade began during the 15th century when Portugal, and subsequently other European kingdoms, were finally able to expand overseas and reach Africa. The Portuguese first began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe.
15. The triangle, involving three continents, was complete. European capital, African labour and American land and resources combined to supply a European market.
16. The Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa took place on 21 March 1960, triggering mass underground resistance as well as international solidarity demonstrations. Some say that its biggest impact came in making white South Africans aware of the brutality with which political Blacks were being suppressed.