Today in Kimberley's History
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Freedom Charter adopted at the Congress of the People - 1955
The Congress of the People took place in Kliptown on the 25th and 26th June 1955, attended by more than 3,000 delegates from across South Africa. The Congress ended with the historic adoption of the Freedom Charter. This was the culmination of a proposal made at the annual conference of the ANC (Cape) held in Craddock on 15th and 16th August 1953 by Kimberley-born Prof ZK Matthews.
The Congress of the People took place in Kliptown on the 25th and 26th June 1955, attended by more than 3,000 delegates from across South Africa. The Congress ended with the historic adoption of the Freedom Charter. This was the culmination of a proposal made at the annual conference of the ANC (Cape) held in Craddock on 15th and 16th August 1953 by Kimberley-born Prof ZK Matthews.
