Question 8 • Yolo World History Term B Credit Recovery
Read this quotation from the Freedom Charter, written in 1955.We, the People of South Africa, black and white together—equals, countrymen and brothers—adopt this Freedom Charter. And we pledge ourselves to strive together, sparing neither strength nor courage, until the democratic changes here set out have been won.What was the purpose of this document?
Answer
A
to call for the end of colonial rule
B
to found the African National Congress
C
to demand equality for all South African citizens
D
to create a plan of government for South Africa
Explanation
The quotation calls for Black and white South Africans to stand together as equals and work for democratic change. This shows the Freedom Charter’s purpose was to demand equality for all South African citizens. It did not found the African National Congress, which had been established decades earlier.
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