This day, 21 March, in 1960, South African police shot and killed 69 people who were participating in a peaceful demonstration against apartheid’s “pass laws” in Sharpeville. 6 years later, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. China was one of the first countries to sign on.
这一天，即1960年3月21日，南非警方开枪打死了69名在夏普维尔参加反对种族隔离“通行证法”的和平示威的人。6年后，联合国大会宣布3月21日为消除种族歧视国际日。 中国是最早签约的国家之一。
