Visual Source 22.1: African National Congress

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The decades-long march to freedom in South Africa, led by the African National Congress (ANC), finally achieved success in 1994 (see The Case of South Africa: Ending Apartheid). Visual Source 22.1, an undated ANC poster, shows the organization’s flag and various symbols of its long struggle. The colors of the flag depict South Africa’s resources: black for the vast majority of its population, green for its rich land, and yellow for the gold that had long provided a basis for the country’s wealth.

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Visual Source 22.1 African National Congress (Special Collections, Senate House Library, University of London)