Kliptown, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa, 19550625. PHOTO: Eli Weinberg. A group of men and women make the thumbs up salute. They may be delegates attending the Congress of the People held in Kliptown, Johannesburg on June 25 and 26th 1955. The Freedom Charter was adopted at this Congress. The Freedom Charter was the statement of the core principles of the South African Congress Alliance and was developed after wide consultation with people from all over South Africa. The Congress Alliance consisted of the African National Congress (ANC) and its allies the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), the South African Congress of Democrats (SACOD) and the Coloured People`s Congress (CPC).
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Headline: Eli Weinberg Collection Title: Loose Sepia Toned Photographic Print Description: Kliptown, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa, 19550625. PHOTO: Eli Weinberg. A group of men and women make the thumbs up salute. They may be delegates attending the Congress of the People held in Kliptown, Johannesburg on June 25 and 26th 1955. The Freedom Charter was adopted at this Congress. The Freedom Charter was the statement of the core principles of the South African Congress Alliance and was developed after wide consultation with people from all over South Africa. The Congress Alliance consisted of the African National Congress (ANC) and its allies the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), the South African Congress of Democrats (SACOD) and the Coloured People`s Congress (CPC). Sublocation: Kliptown City: Johannesburg Province or State: Transvaal (now Gauteng) Country: South Africa Date Created: 25-06-1955 Creator: ANC Archives Credit Notice: Eli Weinberg / ANC Archives / african.pictures Keywords: Rights usage terms: At the time of the collection of the ANC Archive, the African National Congress was a liberation movement. The nature of the archive, then, reflects this reality. To safeguard those involved in gathering the information and records that could further the objectives of the organisation, it was imperative that those gathering such information should remain anonymous. As a result, the creators of material held in the ANC Archives is often unknown and thus, unless otherwise stated, this asset is considered an orphan work and is made available to license on the basis that it is in the public good to enable the material to be used to tell the story of the ANC and of the liberation struggle in South Africa and around the world. Wherever possible we would like to identify rights holders ensuring that they are correctly credited and that there is an agreement in place to enable us to license on their behalf. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify african.pictures. Unless otherwise stated the default rights statement on material in the ANC Archive is "Unknown Rightsholder" and the associated rights statement can be found here: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/