The Freedom Charter formed the basis of the charge when in December 1956, 156 leaders of the Congress Alliance were arrested & charged with high treason.

FREEDOM CHARTER, Leaders, 156 Congress leaders, Congress Alliance, TREASON, TREASON TRIAL
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Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre
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Photograph collection of Black Resistance
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African National Congress
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Photographs
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English
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South Africa
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Picture
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New Age
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UKZN - Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre

In 1956, their question was answered when 156 Congress leaders were arrested and put on trial for high treason. The swoop came in the early ... The accused faced charges which claimed that they had participated actively in the campaign to draw up the Freedom Charter. According to the prosecution, the ...

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On: Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 11:12