International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

On 21 March 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid "pass laws.”  The United Nations then declared 21 March as International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a day to remind people of racial discrimination’s negative consequences, and encourage people to remember their obligation and determination to combat racial discrimination. 

To know more about the history of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, please follow this link https://www.un.org/en/events/racialdiscriminationday/background.shtml.