Freedom Charter Ans The Treason Trial Flashcards
What happened in 1955
Who did the ANC-form allegiances with
, the ANC formed an alliance with other liberation groups who opposed apartheid.
Example :South African Indian Congress, the South African Coloured People’s Organisation, the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and the Congress of Democrats (an organisation of whites who were against apartheid).
Together what did these groups call them selves
The congress alliance
What did they decide to draw up
The Congress Alliance decided to draw up a document to outline the kind of future society that South Africa should be
How many volunteers were there and what did they do
There were Ten thousand volunteers
They went around the country, speaking to people , and collecting their demands for a free and just society.
Then wHat happened on ten 26 June 1955
The demands of the Congress Alliance were brought together at the Congress of the People
Three thousand people attended this historic meeting in Kliptown. Here, they adopted the Freedom Charter, a document based on the collected demands of the people.
THE TREASON TRIAL
what did the government believe the freedom charter brought ?
They believed the freedom charter brought treason
THE TREASON TRIAL
what did they do there after
In 1956 they arrested 156 activist that had been involved in the congress of the people
THE TREASON TRIAL
What did the government arrest these people for
For treason
THE TREASON TRIAL
How long did this trial go on for
Eventually what happened
The trial dragged for 4 years
Eventually they were not found guilty
