Leaflet advertising a gathering at Oakland City Hall Park and march to the Alameda County Building the day after Nelson Mandela is released, which could happen within days. Mandela, the leader of the African National Congress (ANC), has been in prison since 1963 for vowing to overthrow apartheid. Under enormous pressure from the freedom movement within South Africa, supported by the international campaigns of solidarity and sanctions, other ANC leaders convicted with Mandela, such as Walter Sisulu and Govan Mbeki, have been released. The ANC itself has been unbanned. The day after the announcement of Mandela's release, the leaflet announces that there will be a celebration as well as a...
Leaflet advertising a gathering at Oakland City Hall Park and march to the Alameda County Building the day after Nelson Mandela is released, which could happen within days. Mandela, the leader of the African National Congress (ANC), has been in prison since 1963 for vowing to overthrow apartheid. Under enormous pressure from the freedom movement within South Africa, supported by the international campaigns of solidarity and sanctions, other ANC leaders convicted with Mandela, such as Walter Sisulu and Govan Mbeki, have been released. The ANC itself has been unbanned. The day after the announcement of Mandela's release, the leaflet announces that there will be a celebration as well as a demonstration to show that protest again apartheid will continue until it is eliminated and the people of South Africa are free.
