Created by
United Nations Publications
Subject of
African National Congress, South African, founded 1912
South African Congress of Democrats, South African, 1953 - 1962
South African Indian Congress, South African, 1919 - 1962
South African Coloured Peoples' Organization, South African, founded 1953
United Nations, founded 1945
Date
July 1974
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Description
This special note from the United Nations' Unit on Apartheid details the Freedom Charter of South Africa. The booklet is four pages long. The title page features the United Nations logo in the top left corner inside of a grey header that extends the width of the page. The title is also printed inside this header and reads: [UNIT ON APARTHEID / DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SECURTIY COUNCIL AFFAIRS]. Typed text fills the rest of the page. The back of each page is blank.
Place made
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
South Africa, Africa
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Documents and Manuscripts
Movement
Pan Africanism
Anti-apartheid movements
Type
charters
Topic
Activism
Africa
Black power
Decolonization
International affairs
Law
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.97.27.30
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52ae0d1e5-bb84-48b5-8156-a41beeeadfe3

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