HISTORY 247 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Drakenstein Correctional Centre, F. W. De Klerk, African National Congress Youth League
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Apartheid - formal, legally instituted gov regime (1948-1994) cultural, social, economic division. Who was part of this struggle? children, men, women, indians, whites, colored, ministers, etc. 1955: white, liberals, members of resistance organizations, indians, coloreds. 1976: students rise against the bantu education act - students were primary and secondary students. 1985: kairos doc - signed my ministers and leaders of 20+ chrisitian denominations in south africa. Freedom charter - signed at initiative of the anc, called for a congress of the people (allies in the struggle) The people shall govern - regardless of race, color, or sex. All people can live where they choose - no more bantulands health is a state responsibility. Fenced locations and ghettos shall be abolished, and laws that break up families shall be repealed. Trial beginning in dec 1956: gov arrested 156 ppl for treason for being involved in this charter this included nelson mandela. 5 year trial acquitted in the end.
